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 59.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 59.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso peaked at 93.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 43.3%, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 93.0% | — |
| 1989 | 88.5% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 84.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 80.8% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | -21.4% |
| 2011 | 53.7% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 59.3% | +6.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 59.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 39.7%, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 59.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.3%, 2.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.7% | 88.5% | 93.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 80.6% | 80.6% | 80.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 70.5% | 84.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 43.3% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 48.7% | 59.3% | 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 of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso was 59.3% in 2024, 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 93.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.3% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 31.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release