Which has higher adolescents out of school, Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?

Burkina Faso, at 59.3% against 11.6% in Lower middle income as of 2024.

What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?

47.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Lower middle income: Adolescents out of school

Burkina Faso

59.3%

in 2024

Lower middle income

11.6%

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

6th

Lower middle income rank

3rd

Adolescents out of school over time

Burkina Faso
Lower middle income

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 59.3% against 11.6% in Lower middle income, a difference of 47.7%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 5.1 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Lower middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	78.9%	18.2%	60.8%	Burkina Faso
2010s	48.8%	13.3%	35.4%	Burkina Faso
2020s	53.4%	12.2%	41.2%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adolescents out of school, Burkina Faso or Lower middle income?: Burkina Faso, at 59.3% against 11.6% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?: 47.7%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lower middle income?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Lower middle income rank globally for adolescents out of school?: Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 3rd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)
Unit: % of lower secondary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 3,292 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.