4. Burkina Faso
Literacy rate: 28.7% Male: 36.7% Female: 21.6%
Despite education being free on paper, Burkina Faso lacks money to fund free education for everyone. Parents have to pay for school supplies and in some cases, local communities have to build schools and houses for teachers. Since that financial burden can be too much for many parents, they keep their children away from schools.
