Burkina Faso vs United States: Children out of school, primary, female

Burkina Faso
659,756
in 2024
United States
448,218
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
13th
United States rank
16th

Children out of school, primary, female over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • United States
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197119972024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 659,756 against 448,218 in United States, a difference of 211,538.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and United States ranks 16th 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 United States Difference Ahead
2000s 671,354 31,482 639,872 Burkina Faso
2010s 486,152 167,984 318,169 Burkina Faso
2020s 556,517 395,803 160,714 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, female, Burkina Faso or United States?
Burkina Faso, at 659,756 against 448,218 in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, female between Burkina Faso and United States?
211,538, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for children out of school, primary, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and United States ranks 16th of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.