Children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Children out of school, primary was 1.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso is 1.36 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.2% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.65 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 756,818, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 756,818 | — |
| 1972 | 773,080 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 859,822 | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 877,023 | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 894,304 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 909,597 | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 924,938 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 936,560 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 952,904 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 969,809 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 981,512 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 997,332 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.02 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.09 million | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 1.16 million | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.21 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.24 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.28 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.30 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.33 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.24 million | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.19 million | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.10 million | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 989,914 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 946,050 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 895,083 | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 896,835 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 856,576 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 929,223 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1.05 million | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million | +32.3% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million | -17.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, primary 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 | +32.3% | 1.24 million | 1.65 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 832,209 | 756,818 | 894,304 | 5 |
| 1980s | 983,453 | 909,597 | 1.09 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 million | 1.16 million | 1.29 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million | 946,050 | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 979,988 | 856,576 | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 million | 1.05 million | 1.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 8 Niger 1.88 million compare
- 9 Philippines 1.62 million compare
- 10 Yemen 1.55 million compare
- 12 Mali 1.19 million compare
- 13 United States 965,853 compare
- 14 Bangladesh 918,575 compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso?
- Children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso was 1.36 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 756,818 in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for children out of school, primary?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.