What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa?

13.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa?

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

Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Burkina Faso

66.7%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa

53.1%

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

6th

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

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 66.7% against 53.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 13.6%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	90.2%	63.5%	26.7%	Burkina Faso
2000s	87.1%	58.9%	28.2%	Burkina Faso
2010s	72.2%	53.7%	18.5%	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, male, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Burkina Faso, at 66.7% against 53.1% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 13.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 6th of 142 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, 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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