Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.5% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 30.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 50th of 68 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 7.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -27.6% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -29.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 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 3.5% 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 7.0% 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 50th out of 68 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release