Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.938 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.938 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
93rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.07 modelled data
in 2010
All-time low
0.938 modelled data
in 2025
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.938 modelled data for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.07 modelled data in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.938 modelled data, in 2025.
Burkina Faso ranks 93rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.03 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.04 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.06 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 modelled data | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9969 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9846 modelled data | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.967 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9544 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9424 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.938 modelled data | -0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.938 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 modelled data, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.938 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 modelled data, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9639 modelled data | 0.938 modelled data | 0.9969 modelled data | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Burkina Faso was 0.938 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 modelled data in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.938 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release