Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 836,566 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
836,566 number
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
13th
of 138 countries
All-time high
906,020 number
in 2007
All-time low
767,522 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1999200920191999: 767.5k number2001: 828.2k number2003: 847.2k number2004: 864.6k number2005: 879.3k number2006: 893.9k number2007: 906.0k number2008: 904.0k number2009: 898.4k number2010: 825.0k number2011: 832.9k number2012: 823.6k number2013: 802.9k number2015: 771.0k number2016: 826.7k number2017: 815.4k number2018: 801.5k number2019: 836.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso is 836,566 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 906,020 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 767,522 number, in 1999.

That places Burkina Faso 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 767,522 number
2001 828,220 number +7.9%
2003 847,152 number +2.3%
2004 864,644 number +2.1%
2005 879,328 number +1.7%
2006 893,881 number +1.7%
2007 906,020 number +1.4%
2008 904,034 number -0.2%
2009 898,403 number -0.6%
2010 824,971 number -8.2%
2011 832,921 number +1.0%
2012 823,561 number -1.1%
2013 802,928 number -2.5%
2015 770,993 number -4.0%
2016 826,718 number +7.2%
2017 815,376 number -1.4%
2018 801,502 number -1.7%
2019 836,566 number +4.4%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 836,566 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 844,042 number, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 836,566 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 333,248 number, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 767,522 number 767,522 number 767,522 number 1
2000s 877,710 number 828,220 number 906,020 number 8
2010s 815,060 number 770,993 number 836,566 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 10 Syrian Arab Republic 844,042 number compare
  2. 11 Mali 840,981 number compare
  3. 12 Cameroon 837,347 number compare
  4. 14 Myanmar 796,048 number compare
  5. 15 Kenya 688,252 number compare
  6. 16 Egypt 646,941 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso was 836,566 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 906,020 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 767,522 number in 1999.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/