Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 36.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso is 36.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 71.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2017.
That places Burkina Faso 10th 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.8% | — |
| 2001 | 69.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 67.7% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 45.9% | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 37.8% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 32.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 36.7% | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 36.9% | +0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 36.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.4%, 1.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 36.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5%, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.9% | 41.7% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.7% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.4% | 36.9% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 36.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release