Burkina Faso vs Equatorial Guinea: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Burkina Faso
57.9%
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea
65.3%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
3rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
2nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Burkina Faso
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 65.3% against 57.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 48.2% | 25.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 64.2% | 16.1% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 66.2% | 13.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 65.3% against 57.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 7.4%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (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