Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.2915 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2915 GPIA
Change on year
down 28.9%
World rank
77th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.4103 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.2167 GPIA
in 2018
Years of data
5
2018–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso is 0.2915 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 28.9% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 77th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.2167 GPIA | — |
| 2019 | 0.3242 GPIA | +49.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2774 GPIA | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4103 GPIA | +47.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2915 GPIA | -28.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2705 GPIA | 0.2167 GPIA | 0.3242 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3264 GPIA | 0.2774 GPIA | 0.4103 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 77.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso was 0.2915 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4103 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2167 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Burkina Faso ranks 77th out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release