Burkina Faso - 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

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