Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 65.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
65.3%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
12th
of 143 countries
All-time high
94.2%
in 1999
All-time low
65.3%
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019

0204060801001999200920191999: 94.2 %2001: 94 %2003: 92.4 %2004: 93.3 %2005: 90.3 %2006: 91.7 %2007: 90.9 %2008: 89.3 %2009: 88.3 %2010: 83.8 %2011: 83.3 %2012: 81.7 %2013: 79.4 %2015: 74.4 %2016: 71.7 %2017: 67.7 %2018: 66.3 %2019: 65.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso stood at 65.3%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 94.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2019.

That places Burkina Faso 12th out of 143 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 94.2%
2001 94.0% -0.1%
2003 92.4% -1.8%
2004 93.3% +0.9%
2005 90.3% -3.1%
2006 91.7% +1.5%
2007 90.9% -0.8%
2008 89.3% -1.8%
2009 88.3% -1.1%
2010 83.8% -5.1%
2011 83.3% -0.7%
2012 81.7% -1.9%
2013 79.4% -2.9%
2015 74.4% -6.3%
2016 71.7% -3.6%
2017 67.7% -5.6%
2018 66.3% -1.9%
2019 65.3% -1.5%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 65.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.9%, 92% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 65.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.6%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.2% 94.2% 94.2% 1
2000s 91.3% 88.3% 94.0% 8
2010s 74.8% 65.3% 83.8% 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

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  2. 10 Djibouti 67.1% compare
  3. 11 Syrian Arab Republic 66.3% compare
  4. 13 Côte d'Ivoire 64.4% compare
  5. 14 Burundi 62.3% compare
  6. 15 Guatemala 61.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso was 65.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2019.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.