Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 2.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 17.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th of 112 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.2% | — |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -35.1% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +46.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +9.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 2.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.0%, 82% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.0%, 62% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso was 2.5% 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 2.5% in 2024.
- 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 105th out of 112 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release