Education spending in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Education spending was 5.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Education spending in Burkina Faso, 1978–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for education spending in Burkina Faso is 5.33, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.63 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.43, in 1988.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Education spending in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1.68 | — |
| 1980 | 1.96 | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 1.75 | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.43 | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 3.45 | +142.0% |
| 1996 | 1.44 | -58.3% |
| 2005 | 3.94 | +173.6% |
| 2006 | 3.98 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 4.08 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 3.99 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 4.08 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 4.05 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.67 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 5.63 | +53.4% |
| 2018 | 5.49 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.46 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.21 | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 5.25 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 5.29 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.33 | +0.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 5.33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.81, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 5.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Education spending in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +173.6% | 1.44 | 3.94 |
| 1994 | +142.0% | 1.43 | 3.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1.68 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.73 | 1.43 | 1.96 | 4 |
| 1990s | 2.45 | 1.44 | 3.45 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4 | 3.94 | 4.08 | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.39 | 3.5 | 5.63 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.27 | 5.21 | 5.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 43 United States 5.42 compare
- 44 South Korea 5.41 compare
- 45 Dominica 5.39 compare
- 47 France 5.32 compare
- 48 Costa Rica 5.31 compare
- 49 Tonga 5.31 compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is education spending in Burkina Faso?
- Education spending in Burkina Faso was 5.33 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 2017.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 in 1988.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for education spending?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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