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

33.12 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)?

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, female (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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Burkina Faso

798,518 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

33.92 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

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

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 33.92 million number against 798,518 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 33.12 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 42.5 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 20 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 6th of 148 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1980s	850,767 number	27.07 million number	26.22 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s	1.08 million number	37.19 million number	36.10 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	1.10 million number	32.52 million number	31.42 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	843,678 number	32.11 million number	31.27 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 33.92 million number against 798,518 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 33.12 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)?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 148 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/