Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 901,365 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
901,365 number
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
7th
of 150 countries
All-time high
1.00 million number
in 2007
All-time low
610,634 number
in 1983
Years of data
20
1983–2019
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 901,365 number.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.00 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 610,634 number, in 1983.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 610,634 number | — |
| 1989 | 679,037 number | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 845,262 number | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 938,893 number | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 949,824 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 955,174 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 995,540 number | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 988,647 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.00 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 989,332 number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 960,061 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 796,551 number | -17.0% |
| 2011 | 796,840 number | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 782,746 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 757,621 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 722,381 number | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 852,989 number | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 860,449 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 829,263 number | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 901,365 number | +8.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 901,365 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 788,462 number, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 901,365 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 208,105 number, 4.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 644,836 number | 610,634 number | 679,037 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 845,262 number | 845,262 number | 845,262 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 972,293 number | 938,893 number | 1.00 million number | 8 |
| 2010s | 811,134 number | 722,381 number | 901,365 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 4 Niger 1.29 million number compare
- 5 Cote d'Ivoire 1.07 million number compare
- 6 Chad 978,380 number compare
- 8 Philippines 897,332 number compare
- 9 Mozambique 860,370 number compare
- 10 Syria 858,211 number compare
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 901,365 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 610,634 number in 1983.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.