Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 798,518 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
798,518 number
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
6th
of 148 countries
All-time high
1.16 million number
in 2004
All-time low
746,226 number
in 2018
Years of data
20
1983–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Burkina Faso, 1983–2019

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1983200120191983: 797.6k number1989: 904.0k number1999: 1.1M number2001: 1.1M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.0M number2009: 981.0k number2010: 963.6k number2011: 910.1k number2012: 892.0k number2013: 865.8k number2015: 821.9k number2016: 802.2k number2017: 792.8k number2018: 746.2k number2019: 798.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 798,518 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.

The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.16 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 746,226 number, in 2018.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 797,568 number
1989 903,966 number +13.3%
1999 1.08 million number +19.9%
2001 1.13 million number +4.5%
2003 1.16 million number +2.4%
2004 1.16 million number +0.0%
2005 1.15 million number -1.3%
2006 1.12 million number -2.2%
2007 1.08 million number -3.3%
2008 1.02 million number -5.9%
2009 981,041 number -3.7%
2010 963,586 number -1.8%
2011 910,077 number -5.6%
2012 891,980 number -2.0%
2013 865,819 number -2.9%
2015 821,908 number -5.1%
2016 802,234 number -2.4%
2017 792,758 number -1.2%
2018 746,226 number -5.9%
2019 798,518 number +7.0%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 798,518 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 766,442 number, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 798,518 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 173,812 number, 4.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 850,767 number 797,568 number 903,966 number 2
1990s 1.08 million number 1.08 million number 1.08 million number 1
2000s 1.10 million number 981,041 number 1.16 million number 8
2010s 843,678 number 746,226 number 963,586 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 3 Niger 1.37 million number compare
  2. 4 Mali 1.09 million number compare
  3. 5 Chad 1.03 million number compare
  4. 7 Mozambique 778,675 number compare
  5. 8 Yemen 754,210 number compare
  6. 9 Côte d'Ivoire 745,342 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Burkina Faso was 798,518 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 746,226 number in 2018.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/