How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Burkina Faso

46.1%

in 2019

Ethiopia

47.0%

in 2015

Burkina Faso rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

7th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Burkina Faso
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 47.0% against 46.1% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 150 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	79.5%	67.8%	11.6%	Burkina Faso
2000s	77.8%	48.6%	29.3%	Burkina Faso
2010s	49.6%	42.6%	7.0%	Burkina Faso

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 Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 47.0% against 46.1% in Burkina Faso as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 0.9%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.