Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 18.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 18.9% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 28.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.3% | — |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +35.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 21.9% | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 18.6% | -30.2% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.1% | 21.3% | 28.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 18.6% | 26.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0651 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0652 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Burkina Faso was 18.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release