Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 855,745 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 855,745 number. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 855,745 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 649,829 number, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 649,829 number | — |
| 2001 | 694,538 number | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 716,014 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 742,015 number | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 732,011 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 765,960 number | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 775,992 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 779,204 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 791,969 number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 797,149 number | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 817,439 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 826,212 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 830,423 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 832,803 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 833,357 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 816,872 number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 832,713 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 855,745 number | +2.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 855,745 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 854,065 number, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 855,745 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 516,715 number, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 649,829 number | 649,829 number | 649,829 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 749,713 number | 694,538 number | 791,969 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 826,968 number | 797,149 number | 855,745 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Iraq 896,863 number compare
- 15 Mali 893,167 number compare
- 16 Myanmar 884,136 number compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 854,168 number compare
- 19 Syrian Arab Republic 852,385 number compare
- 20 Mozambique 826,925 number compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 855,745 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 855,745 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 649,829 number in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.