What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?

162,471 girls, with Tanzania ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Girls and boys who are out of school

Burkina Faso

659,756 girls

in 2024

Tanzania

822,227 girls

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

13th

Tanzania rank

12th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Burkina Faso
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 822,227 girls against 659,756 girls in Burkina Faso, a difference of 162,471 girls.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tanzania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	527,454 girls	943,685 girls	416,232 girls	Tanzania
1990s	658,065 girls	1.40 million girls	741,168 girls	Tanzania
2000s	675,709 girls	674,202 girls	1,507 girls	Burkina Faso
2010s	505,778 girls	717,546 girls	211,769 girls	Tanzania
2020s	625,794 girls	679,707 girls	53,913 girls	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher girls and boys who are out of school, Burkina Faso or Tanzania?: Tanzania, at 822,227 girls against 659,756 girls in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?: 162,471 girls, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Tanzania ranks 12th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Girls and boys who are out of school
Unit: girls
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 3,583 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.