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

211,538 girls, with Burkina Faso ahead.

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

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

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 United States: Girls and boys who are out of school

Burkina Faso

659,756 girls

in 2024

United States

448,218 girls

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

13th

United States rank

16th

Girls and boys who are out of school over time

Burkina Faso
United States

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 659,756 girls against 448,218 girls in United States, a difference of 211,538 girls.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 13th and United States ranks 16th of 180 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	Difference	Ahead
2000s	671,354 girls	31,482 girls	639,872 girls	Burkina Faso
2010s	486,152 girls	167,984 girls	318,169 girls	Burkina Faso
2020s	556,517 girls	395,803 girls	160,714 girls	Burkina Faso

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 United States?: Burkina Faso, at 659,756 girls against 448,218 girls in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in girls and boys who are out of school between Burkina Faso and United States?: 211,538 girls, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and United States rank globally for girls and boys who are out of school?: Burkina Faso ranks 13th and United States ranks 16th 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: 18 September 2026

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