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 57.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
57.9%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
79.4%
in 2000
All-time low
44.1%
in 2015
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 57.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% 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 79.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.4% | — |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 76.4% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 66.7% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | -13.8% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 50.5% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 51.2% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 53.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 55.5% | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | +4.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 57.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 46.2%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 57.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.0%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.2% | 66.7% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 44.1% | 57.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 48.5% | 57.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Niger 69.9% compare
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 65.3% compare
- 4 Liberia 55.3% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 54.2% compare
- 6 Mali 52.2% compare
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 57.9% 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 79.4% 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 44.1% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd 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 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release