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 255,914 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
255,914 number
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
9th
of 132 countries
All-time high
263,578 number
in 2015
All-time low
140,123 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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201020192001: 140.1k number2009: 157.7k number2011: 252.7k number2013: 248.7k number2014: 256.6k number2015: 263.6k number2016: 257.5k number2017: 253.4k number2018: 259.1k number2019: 255.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso stood at 255,914 number.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 263,578 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 140,123 number, in 2001.

Burkina Faso ranks 9th 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

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Burkina Faso, 2001 to 2019.
Year number Change
2001 140,123 number
2009 157,682 number +12.5%
2011 252,689 number +60.3%
2013 248,720 number -1.6%
2014 256,615 number +3.2%
2015 263,578 number +2.7%
2016 257,473 number -2.3%
2017 253,418 number -1.6%
2018 259,056 number +2.2%
2019 255,914 number -1.2%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 255,914 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 192,532 number, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 255,914 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 166,230 number, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 148,902 number 140,123 number 157,682 number 2
2010s 255,933 number 248,720 number 263,578 number 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 6 Iran, Islamic Republic of 332,827 number compare
  2. 7 Niger 298,741 number compare
  3. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 286,481 number compare
  4. 10 Chad 218,834 number compare
  5. 11 Cameroon 211,658 number compare
  6. 12 Senegal 209,005 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 255,914 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 263,578 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 140,123 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 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 62.3%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 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/