Burkina Faso vs IDA blend: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Burkina Faso
31.1%
in 2019
IDA blend
21.6%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
7th
IDA blend rank
7th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • IDA blend
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 31.1% against 21.6% in IDA blend, a difference of 9.5%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times IDA blend's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th and IDA blend ranks 7th of 148 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso IDA blend Difference Ahead
1980s 78.2% 33.1% 45.1% Burkina Faso
1990s 64.4% 33.5% 30.9% Burkina Faso
2000s 56.3% 29.5% 26.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 34.7% 25.2% 9.5% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Burkina Faso or IDA blend?
Burkina Faso, at 31.1% against 21.6% in IDA blend as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Burkina Faso and IDA blend?
9.5%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and IDA blend?
20 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and IDA blend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and IDA blend ranks 7th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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