Burkina Faso - 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

Development Relevance: Large numbers of children out of school create pressure to enroll children and provide classrooms, teachers, and educational materials, a task made difficult in many countries by limited education budgets. However, getting children into school is a high priority for countries and crucial for achieving universal primary education.

Limitations and Exceptions: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The number of out-of-school children is calculated by subtracting the number of primary school-age children enrolled in primary or secondary school from the total population of the official primary school-age children. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation