Burkina Faso vs Djibouti: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Burkina Faso
36.9%
in 2025
Djibouti
39.2%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
10th
Djibouti rank
7th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- Djibouti
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 39.2% against 36.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Djibouti'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 10th and Djibouti ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 65.9% | 7.0% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 53.4% | 19.0% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 42.3% | 6.8% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Burkina Faso or Djibouti?
- Djibouti, at 39.2% against 36.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Djibouti?
- 2.3%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Djibouti?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Djibouti rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th and Djibouti ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (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