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

21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Mali: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

Burkina Faso

1.91 million number

in 2019

Mali

1.92 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

51st

Mali rank

50th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

Burkina Faso
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 1.92 million number against 1.91 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 8,020 number.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Mali ranks 50th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.08 million number	1.39 million number	309,220 number	Mali
2000s	1.27 million number	1.66 million number	389,292 number	Mali
2010s	1.74 million number	2.13 million number	396,459 number	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Mali?: Mali, at 1.92 million number against 1.91 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Mali?: 8,020 number, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 51st and Mali ranks 50th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/