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 247,526 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso, 2001–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso is 247,526 number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 254,595 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 144,569 number, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 132 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
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 144,569 number | — |
| 2009 | 155,600 number | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 243,780 number | +56.7% |
| 2013 | 240,249 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 247,690 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 254,595 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 249,078 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 245,480 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 250,973 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 247,526 number | -1.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 247,526 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 196,597 number, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 247,526 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 170,811 number, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 150,084 number | 144,569 number | 155,600 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 247,421 number | 240,249 number | 254,595 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
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 247,526 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 254,595 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 144,569 number in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 132 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 59.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/