Burkina Faso vs Early-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Burkina Faso
21.9%
in 2019
Early-demographic dividend
5.9%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Early-demographic dividend rank
22nd

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Early-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 21.9% against 5.9% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.7 times Early-demographic dividend's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 188 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Early-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 88.1% 32.4% 55.6% Burkina Faso
1980s 79.4% 24.3% 55.1% Burkina Faso
1990s 69.2% 19.2% 50.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 53.3% 11.6% 41.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 29.3% 6.3% 23.0% 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 Early-demographic dividend?
Burkina Faso, at 21.9% against 5.9% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend?
16.0%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Early-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd and Early-demographic dividend ranks 22nd of 188 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/