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

Burkina Faso
30.7%
in 2019
Chad
39.2%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
9th
Chad rank
6th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Chad
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 39.2% against 30.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 8.5%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Chad ranks 6th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Chad Difference Ahead
1990s 70.0% 58.9% 11.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 69.2% 53.1% 16.1% Burkina Faso
2010s 31.7% 39.2% 7.5% Chad

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 Chad?
Chad, at 39.2% against 30.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Burkina Faso and Chad?
8.5%, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Chad?
8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Chad rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Burkina Faso ranks 9th and Chad ranks 6th of 149 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/