Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 480,021 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
480,021 number
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
7th
of 134 countries
All-time high
486,704 number
in 2005
All-time low
301,768 number
in 1983
Years of data
20
1983–2019
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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, male in Burkina Faso stood at 480,021 number.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 486,704 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 301,768 number, in 1983.
That places Burkina Faso 7th 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 301,768 number | — |
| 1989 | 331,577 number | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 405,695 number | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 460,277 number | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 463,567 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 463,598 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 486,704 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 480,675 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 486,674 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 479,897 number | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 462,714 number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 377,082 number | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 379,248 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 377,960 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 373,512 number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 369,022 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 441,754 number | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 449,332 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 436,543 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 480,021 number | +10.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 480,021 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 364,233 number, 1.3× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 480,021 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 113,990 number, 4.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 316,672 number | 301,768 number | 331,577 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 405,695 number | 405,695 number | 405,695 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 473,013 number | 460,277 number | 486,704 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 409,386 number | 369,022 number | 480,021 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 4 Niger 614,557 number compare
- 5 Philippines 588,994 number compare
- 6 Côte d'Ivoire 489,906 number compare
- 8 Myanmar 449,001 number compare
- 9 Chad 432,551 number compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 428,152 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burkina Faso was 480,021 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 486,704 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,768 number in 1983.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.