Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.8687 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.8687 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
127th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.09 modelled data
in 2010
All-time low
0.8667 modelled data
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.8687 modelled data for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.09 modelled data in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.8667 modelled data, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.05 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.08 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.03 modelled data | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.01 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9887 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9689 modelled data | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9477 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9257 modelled data | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9052 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8913 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8809 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8698 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8667 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.8687 modelled data | +0.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8687 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.02 modelled data, 85% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8687 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9392 modelled data, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 modelled data | 0.9257 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8804 modelled data | 0.8667 modelled data | 0.9052 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso was 0.8687 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 modelled data in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8667 modelled data in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release