Burkina Faso vs Mali: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
34.3%
in 2024
Mali
34.0%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
13th
Mali rank
14th
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 34.3% against 34.0% in Mali, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Mali ranks 14th of 203 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.8% | 82.3% | 6.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 66.4% | 60.0% | 6.4% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 46.8% | 7.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 39.9% | 7.4% | Mali |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 34.0% | 8.0% | Burkina Faso |
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 Mali?
- Burkina Faso, at 34.3% against 34.0% in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.3%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 13th and Mali ranks 14th 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.
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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.