Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Burkina Faso

Children out of school in Burkina Faso in 2024 — 1,363,187 people. Ranked 115 in the world out of 120. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 80.1%.

2024 1.36M people −17.25% vs 2023
World rank 115of 120
Period maximum 1.65M people2023
Period minimum 756,818 people1971

Trend over time

1971–2024 · people

Children out of school — Burkina Faso, 1971–2024750,0001M1.25M1.5M1.75M19711977198319891995200120072013201920241971: 756,818 people1972: 773,080 people1977: 859,822 people1978: 877,023 people1979: 894,304 people1980: 909,597 people1981: 924,938 people1982: 936,560 people1983: 952,904 people1984: 969,809 people1985: 981,512 people1986: 997,332 people1987: 1,018,021 people1988: 1,053,081 people1989: 1,090,783 people1991: 1,155,723 people1992: 1,187,241 people1993: 1,210,720 people1994: 1,228,796 people1995: 1,238,279 people1998: 1,276,324 people1999: 1,293,085 people2000: 1,294,621 people2001: 1,299,670 people2002: 1,346,670 people2003: 1,327,834 people2004: 1,313,496 people2005: 1,239,744 people2006: 1,191,410 people2007: 1,101,634 people2008: 989,914 people2009: 946,050 people2010: 1,099,622 people2011: 1,009,021 people2012: 1,017,434 people2013: 1,027,328 people2014: 1,035,678 people2015: 1,033,081 people2016: 895,083 people2017: 896,835 people2018: 856,576 people2019: 929,223 people2020: 1,053,836 people2021: 1,098,540 people2022: 1,244,709 people2023: 1,647,302 people2024: 1,363,187 people
Change over the period: +606,369 (+80.12%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %
Children out of school — Burkina Faso, by year Burkina Faso All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 1.36M −284,115 −17.25%
2023 1.65M +402,593 +32.34%
2022 1.24M +146,169 +13.31%
2021 1.1M +44,704 +4.24%
2020 1.05M +124,613 +13.41%
2019 929,223 +72,647 +8.48%
2018 856,576 −40,259 −4.49%
2017 896,835 +1,752 +0.2%
2016 895,083 −137,998 −13.36%
2015 1.03M −2,597 −0.25%
2014 1.04M +8,350 +0.81%
2013 1.03M +9,894 +0.97%
2012 1.02M +8,413 +0.83%
2011 1.01M −90,601 −8.24%
2010 1.1M +153,572 +16.23%
2009 946,050 −43,864 −4.43%
2008 989,914 −111,720 −10.14%
2007 1.1M −89,776 −7.54%
2006 1.19M −48,334 −3.9%
2005 1.24M −73,752 −5.61%
2004 1.31M −14,338 −1.08%
2003 1.33M −18,836 −1.4%
2002 1.35M +47,000 +3.62%
2001 1.3M +5,049 +0.39%
2000 1.29M +1,536 +0.12%
1999 1.29M +16,761 +1.31%
1998 1.28M
1995 1.24M +9,483 +0.77%
1994 1.23M +18,076 +1.49%
1993 1.21M +23,479 +1.98%
1992 1.19M +31,518 +2.73%
1991 1.16M
1989 1.09M +37,702 +3.58%
1988 1.05M +35,060 +3.44%
1987 1.02M +20,689 +2.07%
1986 997,332 +15,820 +1.61%
1985 981,512 +11,703 +1.21%
1984 969,809 +16,905 +1.77%
1983 952,904 +16,344 +1.75%
1982 936,560 +11,622 +1.26%
1981 924,938 +15,341 +1.69%
1980 909,597 +15,293 +1.71%
1979 894,304 +17,281 +1.97%
1978 877,023 +17,201 +2%
1977 859,822
1972 773,080 +16,262 +2.15%
1971 756,818

Western Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

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