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

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 920,544 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
920,544 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
7th
of 138 countries
All-time high
920,544 number
in 2019
All-time low
727,569 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1999200920191999: 727.6k number2001: 805.2k number2003: 818.7k number2004: 832.5k number2005: 848.2k number2006: 860.7k number2007: 870.8k number2008: 864.5k number2009: 853.6k number2010: 768.7k number2011: 781.4k number2012: 785.4k number2013: 785.1k number2015: 784.2k number2016: 859.6k number2017: 861.9k number2018: 860.5k number2019: 920.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 920,544 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 920,544 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 727,569 number, in 1999.

That places Burkina Faso 7th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 727,569 number
2001 805,211 number +10.7%
2003 818,686 number +1.7%
2004 832,545 number +1.7%
2005 848,223 number +1.9%
2006 860,726 number +1.5%
2007 870,838 number +1.2%
2008 864,502 number -0.7%
2009 853,627 number -1.3%
2010 768,729 number -9.9%
2011 781,358 number +1.6%
2012 785,397 number +0.5%
2013 785,116 number -0.0%
2015 784,191 number -0.1%
2016 859,628 number +9.6%
2017 861,945 number +0.3%
2018 860,474 number -0.2%
2019 920,544 number +7.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 920,544 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 771,999 number, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 920,544 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 391,572 number, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 727,569 number 727,569 number 727,569 number 1
2000s 844,295 number 805,211 number 870,838 number 8
2010s 823,042 number 768,729 number 920,544 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 4 Niger 1.15 million number compare
  2. 5 Myanmar 936,176 number compare
  3. 6 Côte d'Ivoire 924,839 number compare
  4. 8 Syrian Arab Republic 866,554 number compare
  5. 9 Chad 801,232 number compare
  6. 10 Mozambique 771,999 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso was 920,544 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 920,544 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 727,569 number in 1999.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/