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
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Burkina Faso, 2001–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.0% | 67.6% | 78.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 80.9% | 97.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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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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About this data
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/