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

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 415,222 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
415,222 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
20th
of 143 countries
All-time high
418,819 number
in 2013
All-time low
327,955 number
in 1999
Years of data
18
1999–2019

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1999200920191999: 328.0k number2001: 349.6k number2003: 360.9k number2004: 373.1k number2005: 370.5k number2006: 385.9k number2007: 391.8k number2008: 394.6k number2009: 401.1k number2010: 405.5k number2011: 415.3k number2012: 418.8k number2013: 418.8k number2015: 417.6k number2016: 415.5k number2017: 404.3k number2018: 408.8k number2019: 415.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso is 415,222 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 418,819 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 327,955 number, in 1999.

That places Burkina Faso 20th out of 143 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 327,955 number
2001 349,604 number +6.6%
2003 360,895 number +3.2%
2004 373,068 number +3.4%
2005 370,492 number -0.7%
2006 385,909 number +4.2%
2007 391,828 number +1.5%
2008 394,599 number +0.7%
2009 401,056 number +1.6%
2010 405,502 number +1.1%
2011 415,329 number +2.4%
2012 418,775 number +0.8%
2013 418,819 number +0.0%
2015 417,634 number -0.3%
2016 415,483 number -0.5%
2017 404,259 number -2.7%
2018 408,782 number +1.1%
2019 415,222 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 327,955 number 327,955 number 327,955 number 1
2000s 378,431 number 349,604 number 401,056 number 8
2010s 413,312 number 404,259 number 418,819 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 17 Mozambique 442,290 number compare
  2. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 441,062 number compare
  3. 19 Cameroon 418,254 number compare
  4. 21 Syrian Arab Republic 413,983 number compare
  5. 22 Myanmar 396,961 number compare
  6. 23 Guatemala 345,627 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso was 415,222 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 418,819 number in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 327,955 number in 1999.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.