Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 421,344 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
421,344 number
Change on year
up 7.3%
World rank
10th
of 134 countries
All-time high
514,192 number
in 2007
All-time low
308,866 number
in 1983
Years of data
20
1983–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso, 1983–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1983200120191983: 308.9k number1989: 347.5k number1999: 439.6k number2001: 478.6k number2003: 486.3k number2004: 491.6k number2005: 508.8k number2006: 508.0k number2007: 514.2k number2008: 509.4k number2009: 497.3k number2010: 419.5k number2011: 417.6k number2012: 404.8k number2013: 384.1k number2015: 353.4k number2016: 411.2k number2017: 411.1k number2018: 392.7k number2019: 421.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso stood at 421,344 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 514,192 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 308,866 number, in 1983.

That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1983 to 2019.
Year number Change
1983 308,866 number
1989 347,460 number +12.5%
1999 439,567 number +26.5%
2001 478,616 number +8.9%
2003 486,257 number +1.6%
2004 491,576 number +1.1%
2005 508,836 number +3.5%
2006 507,972 number -0.2%
2007 514,192 number +1.2%
2008 509,435 number -0.9%
2009 497,347 number -2.4%
2010 419,469 number -15.7%
2011 417,592 number -0.4%
2012 404,786 number -3.1%
2013 384,109 number -5.1%
2015 353,359 number -8.0%
2016 411,235 number +16.4%
2017 411,117 number -0.0%
2018 392,720 number -4.5%
2019 421,344 number +7.3%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 421,344 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 399,478 number, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 421,344 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 108,050 number, 3.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 328,163 number 308,866 number 347,460 number 2
1990s 439,567 number 439,567 number 439,567 number 1
2000s 499,279 number 478,616 number 514,192 number 8
2010s 401,748 number 353,359 number 421,344 number 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 7 Mozambique 473,006 number compare
  2. 8 Cameroon 441,965 number compare
  3. 9 Syrian Arab Republic 430,059 number compare
  4. 11 Myanmar 399,087 number compare
  5. 12 Mali 377,611 number compare
  6. 13 Iraq 362,478 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Burkina Faso was 421,344 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 514,192 number in 2007.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 308,866 number in 1983.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.