Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 68.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso is 68.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso peaked at 89.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 14th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.9% | — |
| 2001 | 89.5% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 84.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 80.8% | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 79.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 78.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 68.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.1%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 68.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.2%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.3% | 84.7% | 89.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 63.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 63.7% | 68.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Burkina Faso was 68.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Burkina Faso ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release