Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 66.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 66.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso peaked at 87.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 85.3% | — |
| 2001 | 87.9% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 85.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 60.2% | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.2% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 66.1% | +4.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 66.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 66.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.8%, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.3% | 85.3% | 85.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.4% | 77.0% | 87.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 54.1% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 56.3% | 66.1% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso was 66.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release