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 46.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso, 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 46.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso peaked at 92.9% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 92.9% | — |
| 1989 | 88.3% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 83.9% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 81.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 79.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 76.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -22.1% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 48.0% | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +5.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 46.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 46.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 2.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.6% | 88.3% | 92.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 79.5% | 79.5% | 79.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 69.4% | 83.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 42.0% | 54.1% | 9 |
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 46.1% in 2019, 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 92.9% 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 42.0% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 33.6%. 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.