Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 503,440 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
503,440 number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
9th
of 133 countries
All-time high
518,173 number
in 2015
All-time low
284,692 number
in 2001
Years of data
10
2001–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso, 2001–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2001201020192001: 284.7k number2009: 313.3k number2011: 496.5k number2013: 489.0k number2014: 504.3k number2015: 518.2k number2016: 506.6k number2017: 498.9k number2018: 510.0k number2019: 503.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 503,440 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 518,173 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 284,692 number, in 2001.

Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Burkina Faso, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 284,692 number
2009 313,282 number +10.0%
2011 496,469 number +58.5%
2013 488,969 number -1.5%
2014 504,305 number +3.1%
2015 518,173 number +2.7%
2016 506,551 number -2.2%
2017 498,898 number -1.5%
2018 510,029 number +2.2%
2019 503,440 number -1.3%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 503,440 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 389,129 number, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 503,440 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 337,041 number, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 298,987 number 284,692 number 313,282 number 2
2010s 503,354 number 488,969 number 518,173 number 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 645,306 number compare
  2. 7 Niger 586,507 number compare
  3. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 569,534 number compare
  4. 10 Chad 441,217 number compare
  5. 11 Cameroon 422,675 number compare
  6. 12 Senegal 407,892 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso was 503,440 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 518,173 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 284,692 number in 2001.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. 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 children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/