Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Children out of school, primary

Burkina Faso
1.36 million
in 2024
Yemen
1.55 million
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Yemen rank
10th

Children out of school, primary over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 1.55 million against 1.36 million in Burkina Faso, a difference of 188,300.

That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 1.29 million 1.81 million 516,430 Yemen
2000s 1.23 million 1.40 million 168,753 Yemen
2010s 1.01 million 1.37 million 359,124 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher children out of school, primary, Burkina Faso or Yemen?
Yemen, at 1.55 million against 1.36 million in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
What is the difference in children out of school, primary between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
188,300, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for children out of school, primary?
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th 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.