Burkina Faso vs Middle income: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)
Burkina Faso
170.2%
in 2025
Middle income
118.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
24th
Middle income rank
27th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Middle income
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 170.2% against 118.1% in Middle income, a difference of 52.1%.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.4 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 27th of 187 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114.9% | 101.0% | 13.9% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 133.7% | 106.3% | 27.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 112.4% | 109.8% | 2.6% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 152.4% | 117.4% | 34.9% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24), Burkina Faso or Middle income?
- Burkina Faso, at 170.2% against 118.1% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) between Burkina Faso and Middle income?
- 52.1%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Middle income rank globally for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th and Middle income ranks 27th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.