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

Philippines, at 1.62 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 Philippines?

252,970, with Philippines ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1979 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 Philippines: Children out of school, primary

Burkina Faso

1.36 million

in 2024

Philippines

1.62 million

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

11th

Philippines rank

9th

Children out of school, primary over time

Burkina Faso
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 1.62 million against 1.36 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 252,970.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 9th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	894,304	880,452	13,852	Burkina Faso
1980s	991,659	788,237	203,422	Burkina Faso
1990s	1.24 million	1.31 million	72,117	Philippines
2000s	1.20 million	1.77 million	574,407	Philippines
2010s	941,080	1.44 million	501,430	Philippines
2020s	1.28 million	1.51 million	228,184	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burkina Faso or Philippines?: Philippines, at 1.62 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 Philippines?: 252,970, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Philippines?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Philippines rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 9th 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.