Children out of school, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children out of school, female was 33.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, children out of school, female in Burkina Faso stood at 33.7%.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 92.5% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 25.5%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 15th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Children out of school, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 92.5% | — |
| 1972 | 92.1% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 90.7% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 90.4% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 89.9% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 89.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 88.6% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 87.7% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 86.6% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 85.8% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 82.8% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 81.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 81.4% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 79.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 79.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 77.6% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 72.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.9% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 65.4% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 60.6% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 56.9% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | -12.4% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 43.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 33.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 41.4% | +29.6% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | -18.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 33.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 32.7%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 33.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +29.6% | 31.9% | 41.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.1% | 89.9% | 92.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 84.9% | 81.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 72.6% | 79.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 41.7% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 25.5% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.0% | 28.7% | 41.4% | 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 children out of school, female in Burkina Faso?
- Children out of school, female in Burkina Faso was 33.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 1971.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children out of school, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.