Bangladesh vs Burkina Faso: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Bangladesh
918,575 children
in 2024
Burkina Faso
1.36 million children
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
14th
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Bangladesh
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.36 million children against 918,575 children in Bangladesh, a difference of 444,615 children.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.98 million children | 1.04 million children | 4.94 million children | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1.77 million children | 1.09 million children | 674,494 children | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 1.12 million children | 951,010 children | 168,123 children | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.05 million children | 1.42 million children | 363,835 children | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region, Bangladesh or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.36 million children against 918,575 children in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 444,615 children, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Burkina Faso?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Burkina Faso rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 14th and Burkina Faso ranks 11th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Children in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.