Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Burkina Faso or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 859,417 against 703,431 in Burkina Faso as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Indonesia?

25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

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.

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

Burkina Faso

703,431

in 2024

Indonesia

859,417

in 2018

Burkina Faso rank

12th

Indonesia rank

9th

Children out of school, primary, male over time

Burkina Faso
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 859,417 against 703,431 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 155,986.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Indonesia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 9th of 177 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	388,376	1.90 million	1.51 million	Indonesia
1980s	473,875	253,438	220,437	Burkina Faso
1990s	560,351	575,353	15,002	Indonesia
2000s	547,648	464,575	83,073	Burkina Faso
2010s	457,814	523,884	66,070	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, male, Burkina Faso or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 859,417 against 703,431 in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary, male between Burkina Faso and Indonesia?: 155,986, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Indonesia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and Indonesia rank globally for children out of school, primary, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 12th and Indonesia ranks 9th 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: 03 September 2026

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