What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burkina Faso and United States of America?

397,337, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States of America?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

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 United States of America: Children out of school, primary

Burkina Faso

1.36 million

in 2024

United States of America

965,853

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

11th

United States of America rank

13th

Children out of school, primary over time

Burkina Faso
United States of America

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.36 million against 965,853 in United States of America, a difference of 397,337.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 13th of 197 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.24 million	135,557	1.10 million	Burkina Faso
2010s	939,688	286,307	653,381	Burkina Faso
2020s	1.13 million	817,026	315,337	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burkina Faso or United States of America?: Burkina Faso, at 1.36 million against 965,853 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burkina Faso and United States of America?: 397,337, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States of America?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and United States of America rank globally for children out of school, primary?: Burkina Faso ranks 11th and United States of America ranks 13th 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: 03 September 2026

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