Burkina Faso vs Syria: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Burkina Faso
69.5%
in 2024
Syria
64.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
3rd
Syria rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Burkina Faso
- Syria
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 69.5% against 64.9% in Syria, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 53.9% | 28.1% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 35.8% | 44.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 34.2% | 31.7% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 63.9% | 0.2% | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Burkina Faso or Syria?
- Burkina Faso, at 69.5% against 64.9% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Burkina Faso and Syria?
- 4.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Syria?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Syria rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 5th of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release