What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

13.93 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Burkina Faso

480,021 number

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

14.41 million number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

7th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

8th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 14.41 million number against 480,021 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 13.93 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 30.0 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 134 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	405,695 number	10.31 million number	9.91 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	473,013 number	10.74 million number	10.27 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	409,386 number	12.88 million number	12.47 million number	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 14.41 million number against 480,021 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 13.93 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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