Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.3067 GPIA in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso is 0.3067 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.0% on the previous year and up 226.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.3067 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0216 GPIA, in 2019.
Burkina Faso ranks 78th of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0939 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.0226 GPIA | -75.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0216 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2073 GPIA | +859.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3067 GPIA | +48.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0939 GPIA | 0.0939 GPIA | 0.0939 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0221 GPIA | 0.0216 GPIA | 0.0226 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.257 GPIA | 0.2073 GPIA | 0.3067 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,902 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso was 0.3067 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3067 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0216 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 81 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 226.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release