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 54.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
54.2%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
7th
of 206 countries
All-time high
81.5%
in 2000
All-time low
43.9%
in 2016
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 %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 54.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.5% | — |
| 2001 | 80.2% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 71.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 44.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 44.4% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 54.2% | +4.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 54.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 54.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.0% | 69.6% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 43.9% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 46.2% | 54.2% | 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 54.2% 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 81.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 206 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 up 22.1%. 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, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release