What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?

263,240 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Saudi Arabia: Population of compulsory school age, female

Burkina Faso

2.64 million number

in 2019

Saudi Arabia

2.38 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

42nd

Saudi Arabia rank

43rd

Population of compulsory school age, female over time

Burkina Faso
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.64 million number against 2.38 million number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 263,240 number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 186 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.82 million number	2.35 million number	537,785 number	Saudi Arabia
2010s	2.32 million number	2.30 million number	18,041 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, female, Burkina Faso or Saudi Arabia?: Burkina Faso, at 2.64 million number against 2.38 million number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, female between Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?: 263,240 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Saudi Arabia rank globally for population of compulsory school age, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 43rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, female (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, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.