Children out of school, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children out of school, male was 34.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, male in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, male in Burkina Faso is 34.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 86.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Children out of school, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of male primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 86.9% | — |
| 1972 | 86.6% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 84.0% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 82.0% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 80.8% | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 79.0% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 77.7% | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 75.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 73.4% | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 71.3% | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 69.4% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.0% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 68.4% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 68.0% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 65.7% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 60.3% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 57.0% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 50.1% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 25.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +30.7% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -18.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 34.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 34.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.2%, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, male 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 | +30.7% | 32.5% | 42.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.8% | 82.8% | 86.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 74.8% | 69.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.9% | 60.3% | 68.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.7% | 33.6% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.3% | 23.4% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.5% | 28.3% | 42.5% | 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 children out of school, male in Burkina Faso?
- Children out of school, male in Burkina Faso was 34.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest children out of school, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children out of school, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, male (% of male 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.