Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region
Burkina Faso
1.36 million children
in 2024
Yemen
1.55 million children
in 2016
Burkina Faso rank
11th
Yemen rank
10th
Primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region over time
- Burkina Faso
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 1.55 million children against 1.36 million children in Burkina Faso, a difference of 188,300 children.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th of 196 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million children | 1.81 million children | 516,430 children | Yemen |
| 2000s | 1.23 million children | 1.40 million children | 168,753 children | Yemen |
| 2010s | 1.01 million children | 1.37 million children | 359,124 children | Yemen |
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 Yemen?
- Yemen, at 1.55 million children against 1.36 million children in Burkina Faso as of 2016.
- What is the difference in primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region between Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 188,300 children, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
- How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for primary-school-age children who are out of school by world region?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th and Yemen ranks 10th 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.