Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Burkina Faso
16.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia
15.4%
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
146th
Ethiopia rank
147th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Burkina Faso
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 16.0% against 15.4% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 146th and Ethiopia ranks 147th of 164 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5% | 4.5% | 3.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 5.5% | 2.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 7.3% | 3.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 11.7% | 4.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 14.6% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?
- Burkina Faso, at 16.0% against 15.4% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 146th and Ethiopia ranks 147th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release