Burkina Faso vs Philippines: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Burkina Faso
1.36 million children
in 2024
Philippines
1.62 million children
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Philippines rank
9th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1.62 million children against 1.36 million children in Burkina Faso, a difference of 252,970 children.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 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 Philippines ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.04 million children | 635,230 children | 404,574 children | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 1.24 million children | 1.31 million children | 72,117 children | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.20 million children | 1.77 million children | 574,407 children | Philippines |
| 2010s | 941,080 children | 1.44 million children | 501,430 children | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1.28 million children | 1.51 million children | 228,184 children | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 1.62 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 Philippines?
- 252,970 children, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Philippines?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Philippines rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Philippines ranks 9th 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.