Share of children out of school — all countries

Share of children out of school — Burkina Faso

Share of children out of school in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 34.29%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 55.42 pp.

2024 34.29% −7.68 pp vs 2023
World rank 118of 120
Period maximum 89.71%1971
Period minimum 24.45%2018

Trend over time

1971–2024 · % of primary school-age children

Share of children out of school — Burkina Faso, 1971–2024025507510019711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 89.71%1972: 89.33%1977: 87.36%1978: 86.88%1979: 86.37%1980: 85.61%1981: 84.7%1982: 83.31%1983: 82.12%1984: 80.81%1985: 78.84%1986: 77.03%1987: 75.55%1988: 75.16%1989: 74.94%1991: 73.98%1992: 73.56%1993: 72.69%1994: 71.57%1995: 70.11%1998: 67.02%1999: 66.39%2000: 65.05%2001: 63.94%2002: 64.78%2003: 62.36%2004: 60.15%2005: 55.31%2006: 51.73%2007: 46.49%2008: 40.54%2009: 37.61%2010: 41.03%2011: 36.48%2012: 35.58%2013: 34.69%2014: 33.76%2015: 32.5%2016: 27.23%2017: 26.4%2018: 24.45%2019: 25.8%2020: 28.52%2021: 29.06%2022: 32.25%2023: 41.97%2024: 34.29%
Change over the period: −55.42 pp Annual average: -1.05 pp
Share of children out of school — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 34.29 −7.68 pp
2023 41.97 +9.72 pp
2022 32.25 +3.19 pp
2021 29.06 +0.54 pp
2020 28.52 +2.72 pp
2019 25.8 +1.35 pp
2018 24.45 −1.95 pp
2017 26.4 −0.83 pp
2016 27.23 −5.27 pp
2015 32.5 −1.26 pp
2014 33.76 −0.93 pp
2013 34.69 −0.89 pp
2012 35.58 −0.9 pp
2011 36.48 −4.55 pp
2010 41.03 +3.42 pp
2009 37.61 −2.93 pp
2008 40.54 −5.95 pp
2007 46.49 −5.24 pp
2006 51.73 −3.58 pp
2005 55.31 −4.83 pp
2004 60.15 −2.21 pp
2003 62.36 −2.42 pp
2002 64.78 +0.84 pp
2001 63.94 −1.11 pp
2000 65.05 −1.34 pp
1999 66.39 −0.64 pp
1998 67.02
1995 70.11 −1.46 pp
1994 71.57 −1.11 pp
1993 72.69 −0.88 pp
1992 73.56 −0.41 pp
1991 73.98
1989 74.94 −0.21 pp
1988 75.16 −0.39 pp
1987 75.55 −1.48 pp
1986 77.03 −1.81 pp
1985 78.84 −1.97 pp
1984 80.81 −1.31 pp
1983 82.12 −1.19 pp
1982 83.31 −1.38 pp
1981 84.7 −0.91 pp
1980 85.61 −0.77 pp
1979 86.37 −0.5 pp
1978 86.88 −0.48 pp
1977 87.36
1972 89.33 −0.38 pp
1971 89.71

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children of primary school age not attending school. Unlike the absolute count, the indicator speaks to the state of the education system in a country, and it shows that the task does not reduce to poverty: at comparable income the shares differ severalfold, and the highest values come from countries where schooling is obstructed by conflict or by a nomadic way of life.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14: total population is the wrong weight here — the share of children differs fourfold across countries.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.