What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

28.76 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Burkina Faso

901,365 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

29.67 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

7th

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank

10th

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

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 29.67 million number against 901,365 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 28.76 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 32.9 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th of 150 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	845,262 number	23.42 million number	22.57 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s	972,293 number	23.91 million number	22.94 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s	811,134 number	27.01 million number	26.20 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 29.67 million number against 901,365 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 28.76 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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: 18 September 2026

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