Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.5 years in Burkina Faso and 4.3 years in Ethiopia, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 0.2 years, or 1.04 times that in Ethiopia.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2020, Burkina Faso ranked 156 and Ethiopia ranked 161 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 4.5 |
| 2010 | 3.2 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyBurkina Faso: 61.1 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBurkina Faso: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBurkina Faso: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBurkina Faso: 3.69% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateBurkina Faso: 13.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBurkina Faso: 23 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthBurkina Faso: 2.26% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBurkina Faso: 4.19 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBurkina Faso: 28.9% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageBurkina Faso: 17.3 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBurkina Faso: 2.6% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateBurkina Faso: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBurkina Faso: 3.3% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBurkina Faso: $844M in 2025Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personBurkina Faso: $37 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBurkina Faso: 13.2% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBurkina Faso: 11,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerBurkina Faso: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBurkina Faso: 0.12% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBurkina Faso: 34 million TIV in 2025Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025