Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Burkina Faso
55.6%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
43.5%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
3rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 55.6% against 43.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 12.1%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 138 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 81.2% 52.4% 28.8% Burkina Faso
2000s 79.6% 47.8% 31.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 57.2% 43.9% 13.3% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Burkina Faso, at 55.6% against 43.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 3rd of 138 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/