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
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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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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.