Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 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 or equivalent 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% |
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
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (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 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