How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Burkina Faso vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Burkina Faso

65.3%

in 2019

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

47.6%

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

12th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

11th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

Burkina Faso
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 65.3% against 47.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 17.7%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	94.2%	74.6%	19.6%	Burkina Faso
2000s	91.3%	66.7%	24.6%	Burkina Faso
2010s	74.8%	51.7%	23.2%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Burkina Faso or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: Burkina Faso, at 65.3% against 47.6% in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Burkina Faso and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 17.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.