What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

99.90 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Burkina Faso

2.51 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

102.40 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

9th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 102.40 million number against 2.51 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 99.90 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 40.9 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 139 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.68 million number	96.59 million number	93.90 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	2.83 million number	89.74 million number	86.91 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	2.50 million number	94.59 million number	92.09 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 102.40 million number against 2.51 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 99.90 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/