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

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general

Burkina Faso

270,081 number

in 2020

Malawi

259,641 number

in 2020

Burkina Faso rank

47th

Malawi rank

50th

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general over time

Burkina Faso
Malawi

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 270,081 number against 259,641 number in Malawi, a difference of 10,440 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 50th of 205 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	71,412 number	63,773 number	7,638 number	Burkina Faso
1980s	91,122 number	90,533 number	589.1 number	Burkina Faso
1990s	124,766 number	119,990 number	4,776 number	Burkina Faso
2000s	162,879 number	161,988 number	890.7 number	Burkina Faso
2010s	227,864 number	210,797 number	17,066 number	Burkina Faso
2020s	270,081 number	259,641 number	10,440 number	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of the official entrance age to secondary general, Burkina Faso or Malawi?: Burkina Faso, at 270,081 number against 259,641 number in Malawi as of 2020.
What is the difference in population of the official entrance age to secondary general between Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 10,440 number, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?: Burkina Faso ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 50th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.