Burkina Faso vs Eritrea: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Burkina Faso
37.6%
in 2019
Eritrea
44.9%
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
8th
Eritrea rank
5th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 44.9% against 37.6% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7.3%.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Eritrea ranks 5th of 139 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 74.3% 52.6% 21.7% Burkina Faso
2000s 66.2% 40.7% 25.5% Burkina Faso
2010s 44.3% 39.6% 4.7% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Burkina Faso or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 44.9% against 37.6% in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
7.3%, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eritrea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Eritrea rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Eritrea ranks 5th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,144 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/