Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 2.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso stood at 2.3%.
The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and down 35.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 57th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -36.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +22.4% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 2.3% 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 4.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master'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 master's or equivalent?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 67 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release