Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male was 80.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 80.2% for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 80.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 143rd out of 165 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12.6% | — |
| 1972 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | +20.5% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 16.9% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 17.7% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 22.4% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 24.2% | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 26.8% | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +8.7% |
| 1987 | 31.3% | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 31.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 37.9% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 41.5% | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 41.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 66.9% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.2% | +3.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 80.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 78.0%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 80.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.4%, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.9% | 12.6% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.5% | 17.7% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.8% | 32.8% | 41.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 42.2% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 66.9% | 80.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Burkina Faso?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male in Burkina Faso was 80.2% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 143rd out of 165 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.