What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

61.82 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 (excluding high income): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Burkina Faso

1.65 million number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

63.47 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

8th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 63.47 million number against 1.65 million number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 61.82 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 38.5 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 149 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.64 million number	50.03 million number	48.40 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s	2.03 million number	68.14 million number	66.11 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	2.08 million number	58.90 million number	56.82 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	1.67 million number	59.52 million number	57.85 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 63.47 million number against 1.65 million number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 61.82 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/