Benin vs Burkina Faso

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 83.6% in Benin in 2008 and 77.7% in Burkina Faso in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2008 the value was higher in Benin, by 28 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Burkina Faso.

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% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 83.6% in Benin in 2008 and 77.7% in Burkina Faso in 2018, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2008 the value was higher in Benin, by 28 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1985.
  • The world as a whole: 87.6% in 2008.

Every year

% of girls of primary-school age · Our World in Data

YearBeninBurkina FasoWorld
2018–77.788.2
2017–75.588.2
2016–74.188.3
2015–68.188.2
2014–66.588.3
2013–65.388.2
2012–6488.2
2011–62.888.1
2010–57.487.9
2009–58.987.9
200883.655.587.6
2007–49.187.2
200676.743.786
2005–40.585.4
2004–35.984.7
2003–3383.5
2002–31.181.4
2001–31.181
2000–3080.7
1999–2979.9
1998–28.378.9
199747.6–78.1
199643.9–77.9
199541.324.978
199438.723.778.3
199336.322.778
19923321.877.7
1991–21.477.8
199027.1–77.3
198933.219.777.6
198832.819.376.6
1987–18.875.8
19863317.775.3
1985341674
198030.8–75.8
197526.1–72.9
197019.8–69
196516–66
196011.4–63.1
19557.6–57.4
19506–51.4
19454.6–43.5
19403.6–40
19352.8–38.2
19302.1–36.4
19251.7–33
19201.3–30.5
19151–29.2
19100.8–28.1
19050.6–25.1
19000.4–23.3
18950.3–21.8
18900.3–20
18850.2–19
18800.2–17.2
18750.1–15.7
18700.1–13.2
18650.1–10.6
18600.1–9.3
18550–8
18500–6.8
18450–5.9
18400–5.2
18350–4.5
18300–4
18250–3.5
18200–3.1

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • The share of girls of primary-school age who are enrolled in school.
  • Source: Our World in Data, joining historical estimates to the World Bank’s.
  • Ranks count the 97 countries with a value in 2012, highest first.
  • The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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