Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Children out of school, primary

Bangladesh
918,575
in 2024
Burkina Faso
1.36 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
14th
Burkina Faso rank
11th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.36 million against 918,575 in Bangladesh, a difference of 444,615.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1970s 3.79 million 868,422 2.92 million Bangladesh
1980s 5.89 million 998,547 4.89 million Bangladesh
2000s 1.77 million 1.09 million 674,494 Bangladesh
2010s 1.12 million 951,010 168,123 Bangladesh
2020s 1.05 million 1.42 million 363,835 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 1.36 million against 918,575 in Bangladesh as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
444,615, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
20 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Children out of school, primary. 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
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
202 places, 4,752 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.