Adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adolescents out of school, female was 55.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso, 1983–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso stood at 55.5%.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 95.2% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 95.2% | — |
| 1989 | 91.7% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 84.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 85.4% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 78.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 74.1% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 50.4% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +6.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 55.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 55.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.5% | 91.7% | 95.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 84.8% | 84.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 74.1% | 87.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.7% | 43.5% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 46.4% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Burkina Faso was 55.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 1983.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.5% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.