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 69.5% 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 69.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso peaked at 85.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 3rd of 175 countries on this measure, 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 | 82.1% | — |
| 2001 | 85.6% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.2% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 79.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | +31.6% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 54.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 56.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +4.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 69.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 69.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.2%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +31.6% | 61.5% | 81.0% |
| 2013 | -27.9% | 81.0% | 58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.1% | 82.1% | 82.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 74.0% | 85.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 54.7% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 58.0% | 69.5% | 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 69.5% 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 85.6% 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 54.7% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd out of 175 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 23.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release