4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education was 34.8 in 2015. ▲ Rising
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso, 2000–2015
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2015, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso stood at 34.8. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso peaked at 34.8 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 26 | +18.2% |
| 2004 | 23 | -11.5% |
| 2005 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 30 | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 26 | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.9 | 20 | 30 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.63 | 31 | 34.8 | 6 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso?
- 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education in Burkina Faso was 34.8 in 2015, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8 in 2015.
- What is the lowest 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 160th out of 164 countries with data for 2015.
- Is 4.1.2 completion rate in primary education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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