Which has higher children out of school, female, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?

Burkina Faso, at 33.7% against 31.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?

8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Guinea-Bissau: Children out of school, female

Burkina Faso

33.7%

in 2024

Guinea-Bissau

31.7%

in 2010

Burkina Faso rank

15th

Guinea-Bissau rank

18th

Children out of school, female over time

Burkina Faso
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 33.7% against 31.7% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1980s	84.9%	71.2%	13.7%	Burkina Faso
2000s	71.2%	58.8%	12.4%	Burkina Faso
2010s	43.7%	31.7%	12.0%	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, female, Burkina Faso or Guinea-Bissau?: Burkina Faso, at 33.7% against 31.7% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, female between Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 2.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2010.
How do Burkina Faso and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for children out of school, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)
Unit: % of female primary school age
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 3,665 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.