Burkina Faso vs Upper middle income: Adolescents out of school
Burkina Faso
59.3%
in 2024
Upper middle income
5.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
4th
Adolescents out of school over time
- Burkina Faso
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 59.3% against 5.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 53.4%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 10.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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 | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 9.4% | 69.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 6.5% | 42.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 6.1% | 47.3% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adolescents out of school, Burkina Faso or Upper middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 59.3% against 5.9% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in adolescents out of school between Burkina Faso and Upper middle income?
- 53.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Upper middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Upper middle income rank globally for adolescents out of school?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 4th 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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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.