Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) was 31.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso stood at 31.3%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso peaked at 35.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.1% | — |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 31.1% | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 31.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.8%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 31.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.6% | 34.4% | 35.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 31.5% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 27.9% | 31.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) in Burkina Faso was 31.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).