Burkina Faso vs Central African Republic: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
34.3%
in 2024
Central African Republic
37.9%
in 2012
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Central African Republic rank
11th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 37.9% against 34.3% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3.6%.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Central African Republic ranks 11th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Central African Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.3% | 57.6% | 30.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 46.0% | 32.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 46.9% | 27.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 49.6% | 3.3% | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 38.8% | 1.1% | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita, Burkina Faso or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 37.9% against 34.3% in Burkina Faso as of 2012.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 3.6%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Central African Republic?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
- How do Burkina Faso and Central African Republic rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Central African Republic ranks 11th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.