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 50.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso is 50.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burkina Faso peaked at 83.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.5%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 11th 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 | 83.6% | — |
| 2001 | 82.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 76.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 54.9% | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 50.3% | +4.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 50.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.0%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 50.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 72.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 43.5% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 43.9% | 50.3% | 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 50.3% 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 83.6% 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 43.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 11th 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 12.8%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release