Burkina Faso vs Other small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Burkina Faso
44.0%
in 2019
Other small states
17.4%
in 2017
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Other small states rank
13th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Other small states
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 44.0% against 17.4% in Other small states, a difference of 26.6%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Other small states ranks 13th of 134 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.3% | 23.5% | 69.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 83.9% | 23.9% | 60.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 20.7% | 60.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 17.7% | 32.3% | 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 Other small states?
- Burkina Faso, at 44.0% against 17.4% in Other small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Burkina Faso and Other small states?
- 26.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Other small states?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
- How do Burkina Faso and Other small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Other small states ranks 13th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.