Burkina Faso vs Middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Burkina Faso
21.3%
in 2019
Middle income
6.1%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
21st
Middle income rank
21st

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 21.3% against 6.1% in Middle income, a difference of 15.2%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 3.5 times Middle income's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 21st of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 85.1% 17.5% 67.6% Burkina Faso
1980s 74.5% 13.0% 61.5% Burkina Faso
1990s 63.2% 11.3% 51.9% Burkina Faso
2000s 48.2% 8.3% 39.8% Burkina Faso
2010s 28.0% 6.6% 21.4% 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, male, Burkina Faso or Middle income?
Burkina Faso, at 21.3% against 6.1% in Middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Burkina Faso and Middle income?
15.2%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 21st and Middle income ranks 21st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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 children of primary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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