What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Angola and Burkina Faso?

324,750 number, with Angola ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Burkina Faso: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Angola

5.70 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso

5.37 million number

in 2019

Angola rank

39th

Burkina Faso rank

42nd

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Angola
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Angola currently reports 5.70 million number against 5.37 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 324,750 number.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Angola ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Burkina Faso in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.90 million number	2.96 million number	1.06 million number	Burkina Faso
2000s	2.64 million number	3.49 million number	850,696 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	4.86 million number	4.72 million number	142,876 number	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Angola or Burkina Faso?: Angola, at 5.70 million number against 5.37 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Angola and Burkina Faso?: 324,750 number, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Angola and Burkina Faso rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Angola ranks 39th and Burkina Faso ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.