Burkina Faso vs Niger: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Burkina Faso
1.36 million children
in 2024
Niger
1.88 million children
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Niger rank
8th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.88 million children against 1.36 million children in Burkina Faso, a difference of 513,590 children.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.04 million children | 946,129 children | 97,927 children | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.23 million children | 1.18 million children | 46,572 children | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 1.21 million children | 1.32 million children | 118,287 children | Niger |
| 2010s | 993,700 children | 1.31 million children | 318,859 children | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.34 million children | 1.80 million children | 465,828 children | Niger |
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, Burkina Faso or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.88 million children against 1.36 million children in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 513,590 children, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Niger ranks 8th 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.