What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States?

2.31 million number, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Caribbean Small States: Population of compulsory school age, male

Burkina Faso

2.74 million number

in 2019

Caribbean Small States

421,160 number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

42nd

Caribbean Small States rank

44th

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

Burkina Faso
Caribbean Small States

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 2.74 million number against 421,160 number in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 2.31 million number.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 6.5 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 186 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Caribbean Small States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.50 million number	460,242 number	1.04 million number	Burkina Faso
2000s	1.77 million number	466,312 number	1.31 million number	Burkina Faso
2010s	2.40 million number	432,251 number	1.97 million number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, Burkina Faso or Caribbean Small States?: Burkina Faso, at 2.74 million number against 421,160 number in Caribbean Small States as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States?: 2.31 million number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Caribbean Small States rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and Caribbean Small States ranks 44th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (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, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.