Burkina Faso - Children out of school

Children out of school, primary

The value for Children out of school, primary in Burkina Faso was 857,221 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,261,654 in 2002 and a minimum value of 689,266 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 776,352
1972 787,916
1977 865,999
1978 884,325
1979 902,432
1980 915,927
1981 923,518
1982 928,081
1983 940,176
1984 955,188
1985 962,732
1986 969,101
1987 981,228
1988 1,010,572
1989 1,042,711
1991 1,089,177
1992 1,113,415
1993 1,130,994
1994 1,143,518
1995 1,146,259
1998 1,167,281
1999 1,188,805
2000 1,197,366
2001 1,207,758
2002 1,261,654
2003 1,251,079
2004 1,244,775
2005 1,177,147
2006 1,128,687
2007 1,039,308
2008 927,974
2009 886,778
2010 1,042,695
2011 945,880
2012 945,663
2013 944,859
2014 937,911
2015 917,327
2016 761,443
2017 746,617
2018 689,266
2019 748,275
2020 857,221

Children out of school, primary, female

The value for Children out of school, primary, female in Burkina Faso was 421,950 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 676,953 in 2002 and a minimum value of 353,506 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 393,490
1972 399,425
1977 442,517
1978 452,711
1979 462,512
1980 469,949
1981 475,804
1982 481,336
1983 488,702
1984 499,721
1985 507,583
1986 513,775
1987 524,553
1988 540,386
1989 556,506
1991 579,038
1992 592,707
1993 603,560
1994 613,006
1995 618,482
1998 633,806
1999 644,300
2000 649,066
2001 654,131
2002 676,953
2003 673,131
2004 668,033
2005 636,175
2006 611,605
2007 568,163
2008 509,508
2009 483,694
2010 544,728
2011 492,485
2012 487,194
2013 481,710
2014 479,159
2015 468,549
2016 390,999
2017 381,641
2018 353,506
2019 377,174
2020 421,950

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age)

Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age) in Burkina Faso was 24.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 92.57 in 1971, while its lowest value was 21.57 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 92.57
1972 92.11
1977 90.66
1978 90.33
1979 89.91
1980 89.20
1981 88.51
1982 87.49
1983 86.35
1984 85.49
1985 83.98
1986 82.33
1987 81.21
1988 80.71
1989 80.26
1991 78.63
1992 78.17
1993 77.30
1994 76.33
1995 75.06
1998 71.70
1999 70.98
2000 69.63
2001 68.45
2002 68.94
2003 66.60
2004 64.15
2005 59.33
2006 55.48
2007 50.06
2008 43.54
2009 40.07
2010 42.25
2011 37.11
2012 35.60
2013 34.11
2014 32.87
2015 31.16
2016 25.25
2017 23.93
2018 21.57
2019 22.44
2020 24.55

Children out of school, primary, male

The value for Children out of school, primary, male in Burkina Faso was 435,271 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 584,701 in 2002 and a minimum value of 335,760 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 382,862
1972 388,491
1977 423,482
1978 431,614
1979 439,920
1980 445,978
1981 447,714
1982 446,745
1983 451,474
1984 455,467
1985 455,149
1986 455,326
1987 456,675
1988 470,186
1989 486,205
1991 510,139
1992 520,708
1993 527,434
1994 530,512
1995 527,777
1998 533,475
1999 544,505
2000 548,300
2001 553,627
2002 584,701
2003 577,948
2004 576,742
2005 540,972
2006 517,082
2007 471,145
2008 418,466
2009 403,084
2010 497,967
2011 453,395
2012 458,469
2013 463,149
2014 458,752
2015 448,778
2016 370,444
2017 364,976
2018 335,760
2019 371,101
2020 435,271

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age)

Children out of school, male (% of male primary school age) in Burkina Faso was 24.46 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 87.40 in 1971, while its lowest value was 19.78 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 87.40
1972 86.99
1977 84.32
1978 83.71
1979 83.14
1980 82.29
1981 80.95
1982 78.99
1983 77.61
1984 75.79
1985 73.20
1986 70.87
1987 68.70
1988 68.23
1989 68.09
1991 67.18
1992 66.60
1993 65.51
1994 64.04
1995 62.08
1998 58.54
1999 58.19
2000 57.07
2001 56.20
2002 57.78
2003 55.47
2004 53.71
2005 48.89
2006 45.43
2007 40.20
2008 34.60
2009 32.28
2010 37.29
2011 32.96
2012 32.31
2013 31.61
2014 30.34
2015 28.78
2016 23.09
2017 22.10
2018 19.78
2019 21.33
2020 24.46

Children out of school (% of primary school age)

Children out of school (% of primary school age) in Burkina Faso was 24.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 89.95 in 1971, while its lowest value was 20.66 in 2018.

Definition: Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 89.95
1972 89.51
1977 87.44
1978 86.97
1979 86.48
1980 85.69
1981 84.68
1982 83.19
1983 81.92
1984 80.57
1985 78.52
1986 76.51
1987 74.86
1988 74.38
1989 74.09
1991 72.82
1992 72.30
1993 71.31
1994 70.09
1995 68.46
1998 65.02
1999 64.49
2000 63.25
2001 62.23
2002 63.28
2003 60.95
2004 58.85
2005 54.03
2006 50.38
2007 45.05
2008 39.00
2009 36.11
2010 39.73
2011 35.00
2012 33.93
2013 32.84
2014 31.58
2015 29.95
2016 24.15
2017 22.99
2018 20.66
2019 21.87
2020 24.50

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation