Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 562,502 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso is 562,502, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 562,502 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 292,591, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 292,591 | — |
| 2009 | 319,647 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 512,424 | +60.3% |
| 2013 | 514,179 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 530,391 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 544,700 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 537,319 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 531,448 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 545,330 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 540,693 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 537,454 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 539,999 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 548,730 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 554,605 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 562,502 | +1.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 562,502 is above the median for low income countries, which is 298,810, 1.9× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 562,502 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97,400, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +60.3% | 319,647 | 512,424 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 306,119 | 292,591 | 319,647 | 2 |
| 2010s | 532,060 | 512,424 | 545,330 | 8 |
| 2020s | 548,658 | 537,454 | 562,502 | 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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso was 562,502 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 562,502 in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 292,591 in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 children, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release