Burkina Faso vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official

Burkina Faso
80.9%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
54.5%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
6th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
6th

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
020406080100199820082019

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 80.9% against 54.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 26.4%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 6th of 132 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 71.5% 70.4% 1.1% Burkina Faso
2010s 88.0% 56.3% 31.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Burkina Faso, at 80.9% against 54.5% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official between Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
26.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
10 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 6th of 132 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, male (%). 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 one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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/