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

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 66.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
66.7%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
6th
of 142 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 2001
All-time low
66.3%
in 2018
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

0204060801001999200920191999: 90.2 %2001: 90.3 %2003: 88.6 %2004: 89.8 %2005: 85.8 %2006: 87.8 %2007: 86.7 %2008: 84.6 %2009: 83.6 %2010: 78.5 %2011: 78.1 %2012: 76.9 %2013: 75.5 %2015: 71.4 %2016: 69.6 %2017: 66.6 %2018: 66.3 %2019: 66.7 %

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

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 66.7% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 90.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 66.3%, in 2018.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 142 countries on this measure, 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 90.2%
2001 90.3% +0.1%
2003 88.6% -2.0%
2004 89.8% +1.4%
2005 85.8% -4.5%
2006 87.8% +2.3%
2007 86.7% -1.2%
2008 84.6% -2.4%
2009 83.6% -1.2%
2010 78.5% -6.1%
2011 78.1% -0.5%
2012 76.9% -1.4%
2013 75.5% -1.9%
2015 71.4% -5.3%
2016 69.6% -2.6%
2017 66.6% -4.2%
2018 66.3% -0.4%
2019 66.7% +0.6%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 66.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 66.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.2% 90.2% 90.2% 1
2000s 87.1% 83.6% 90.3% 8
2010s 72.2% 66.3% 78.5% 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 3 Mali 71.4% compare
  2. 4 Chad 70.6% compare
  3. 5 Burundi 67.1% compare
  4. 7 Syrian Arab Republic 66.5% compare
  5. 8 Djibouti 65.6% compare
  6. 9 Mozambique 64.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso was 66.7% 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, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2001.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 66.3% in 2018.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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