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

32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Niger: Children out of school, primary

Burkina Faso

1.36 million

in 2024

Niger

1.88 million

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

11th

Niger rank

8th

Children out of school, primary over time

Burkina Faso
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.88 million against 1.36 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 513,590.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	868,422	772,884	95,538	Burkina Faso
1980s	1.00 million	898,974	105,376	Burkina Faso
1990s	1.23 million	1.18 million	46,572	Burkina Faso
2000s	1.21 million	1.32 million	118,287	Niger
2010s	993,700	1.31 million	318,859	Niger
2020s	1.34 million	1.80 million	465,828	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burkina Faso or Niger?: Niger, at 1.88 million against 1.36 million in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burkina Faso and Niger?: 513,590, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th 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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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: 03 September 2026

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