Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso is 1.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 54.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 106th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6% | — |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +23.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +63.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
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 1.4% in 2024, 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 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Burkina Faso ranks 106th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release