Burkina Faso vs India: Children out of school, primary, male

Burkina Faso
703,431
in 2024
India
815,165
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
12th
India rank
10th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • India
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197119972024

How they compare

India currently reports 815,165 against 703,431 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 111,734.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1971 it was India ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and India ranks 10th of 177 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso India Difference Ahead
1970s 367,427 10.08 million 9.72 million India
2000s 550,957 3.18 million 2.63 million India
2010s 462,554 2.91 million 2.45 million India
2020s 645,799 1.77 million 1.12 million India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Burkina Faso or India?
India, at 815,165 against 703,431 in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Burkina Faso and India?
111,734, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and India?
17 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and India rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 12th and India ranks 10th 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, male
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,680 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.