Burkina Faso vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 80.9% against 76.2% in Niger, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Niger ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Niger ranks 9th of 133 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 87.2% | 14.2% | Niger |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 77.4% | 10.5% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Burkina Faso, at 80.9% against 76.2% in Niger as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 4.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Niger ranks 9th of 133 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance 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
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/