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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Niger: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Burkina Faso

901,365 number

in 2019

Niger

1.29 million number

in 2017

Burkina Faso rank

7th

Niger rank

4th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Burkina Faso
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.29 million number against 901,365 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 385,535 number.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Niger ranks 4th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	845,262 number	837,493 number	7,769 number	Burkina Faso
2000s	969,956 number	981,487 number	11,531 number	Niger
2010s	805,842 number	1.22 million number	418,870 number	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Niger?: Niger, at 1.29 million number against 901,365 number in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Niger?: 385,535 number, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Niger ranks 4th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.