Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Burkina Faso
0.8687 modelled data
in 2025
Ghana
0.8516 modelled data
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
127th
Ghana rank
130th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ghana
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.8687 modelled data against 0.8516 modelled data in Ghana, a difference of 0.0171 modelled data.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ghana ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 130th of 205 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 0.0228 modelled data | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.04 modelled data | 0.0178 modelled data | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.8804 modelled data | 0.9254 modelled data | 0.0449 modelled data | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.8687 modelled data against 0.8516 modelled data in Ghana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 0.0171 modelled data, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 127th and Ghana ranks 130th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). 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