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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

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

Burkina Faso vs Niger: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Burkina Faso

48.2%

in 2019

Niger

61.0%

in 2017

Burkina Faso rank

4th

Niger rank

1st

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

Burkina Faso
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 61.0% against 48.2% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.2%	84.9%	9.8%	Niger
2000s	74.6%	79.6%	5.0%	Niger
2010s	47.7%	67.9%	20.2%	Niger

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, male, Burkina Faso or Niger?: Niger, at 61.0% against 48.2% in Burkina Faso as of 2017.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Niger?: 12.8%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Niger?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2017.
How do Burkina Faso and Niger rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Niger ranks 1st 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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