Burkina Faso vs Kenya

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Girls in primary school

Girls in primary school: 77.7% in Burkina Faso in 2018 and 81.7% in Kenya in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Kenya, by 17.7 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Burkina Faso.

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

Burkina Faso vs Kenya: Girls in primary schoolGirls in primary school: 77.7% in Burkina Faso in 2018 and 81.7% in Kenya in 2012, by Our World in Data estimates. In 2012 the value was higher in Kenya, by 17.7 percentage points, or 1.28 times that in Burkina Faso.
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What the numbers say

  • Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1999.
  • In 2012, Burkina Faso ranked 90 and Kenya ranked 81 of 97 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The world as a whole: 88.2% in 2012.

Every year

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

YearBurkina FasoKenyaWorld
201877.7–88.2
201775.5–88.2
201674.1–88.3
201568.1–88.2
201466.5–88.3
201365.3–88.2
20126481.788.2
201162.8–88.1
201057.4–87.9
200958.976.487.9
200855.575.287.6
200749.178.587.2
200643.769.286
200540.569.785.4
200435.968.984.7
20033370.583.5
200231.159.681.4
200131.165.481
20003064.480.7
19992961.279.9
199828.3–78.9
1997––78.1
1996––77.9
199524.9–78
199423.7–78.3
199322.7–78
199221.8–77.7
199121.4–77.8
1990––77.3
198919.7–77.6
198819.3–76.6
198718.8–75.8
198617.7–75.3
198516–74
1980–8475.8
1975–7972.9
1970–43.469
1965–34.766
1960–2663.1
1955–19.157.4
1950–18.851.4
1945–14.543.5
1940–11.140
1935–8.438.2
1930–6.336.4
1925–4.733
1920–3.530.5
1915–2.629.2
1910–1.928.1
1905–1.425.1
1900–123.3
1895–0.821.8
1890–0.620
1885–0.419
1880–0.317.2
1875–0.215.7
1870–0.213.2
1865–0.110.6
1860–0.19.3
1855–0.18
1850–0.16.8
1845–05.9
1840–05.2
1835–04.5
1830–04
1825–03.5
1820–03.1

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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