Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 80.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
80.9%
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
6th
of 133 countries
All-time high
97.7%
in 2011
All-time low
67.6%
in 2009
Years of data
10
2001–2019

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

0204060801002001201020192001: 78.4 %2009: 67.6 %2011: 97.7 %2013: 90.4 %2014: 90.5 %2015: 90.6 %2016: 86.6 %2017: 83.4 %2018: 83.5 %2019: 80.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso stood at 80.9%.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso peaked at 97.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2009.

That places Burkina Faso 6th out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Burkina Faso, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 78.4%
2009 67.6% -13.8%
2011 97.7% +44.5%
2013 90.4% -7.5%
2014 90.5% +0.1%
2015 90.6% +0.1%
2016 86.6% -4.4%
2017 83.4% -3.8%
2018 83.5% +0.1%
2019 80.9% -3.1%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 80.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.1%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 80.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.6%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.0% 67.6% 78.4% 2
2010s 88.0% 80.9% 97.7% 8

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 3 Chad 86.1% compare
  2. 4 Senegal 83.9% compare
  3. 5 Iraq 82.3% compare
  4. 7 Botswana 78.7% compare
  5. 8 Côte d'Ivoire 78.2% compare
  6. 9 Niger 76.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso was 80.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2011.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2009.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/