Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4364 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso stood at 0.4364 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4364 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2859 GPIA, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3805 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.3112 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2859 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3098 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3506 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4352 GPIA | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4364 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3458 GPIA | 0.3112 GPIA | 0.3805 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2979 GPIA | 0.2859 GPIA | 0.3098 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.4074 GPIA | 0.3506 GPIA | 0.4364 GPIA | 3 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso was 0.4364 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4364 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2859 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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