Burkina Faso - 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/)

See also:

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

Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

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 rate of out-of-school children allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official primary-school-age children who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official primary school age. 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: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation