Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso is 0.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and down 36.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 75th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master both in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 1.3% | — |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -40.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -12.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.6%, 48% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (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 0.8% 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 1.3% 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 75th out of 82 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release