Burkina Faso vs GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Burkina Faso
34.3%
in 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
16.9%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
13th
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank
10th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Burkina Faso
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 34.3% against 16.9% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 2.0 times GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th of 203 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.8% | 25.0% | 29.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 19.5% | 12.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 17.3% | 15.9% | Burkina Faso |
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Burkina Faso, at 34.3% against 16.9% in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 17.4%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 10th of 203 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 (%). 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