What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

12.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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 Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Burkina Faso

48.2%

in 2019

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

35.3%

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

3rd

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

Burkina Faso
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 48.2% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75.2%	42.6%	32.5%	Burkina Faso
2000s	74.6%	38.1%	36.5%	Burkina Faso
2010s	47.2%	35.5%	11.7%	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, male, Burkina Faso or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Burkina Faso, at 48.2% against 35.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 12.9%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd 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.