Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 5.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso stood at 5.5%.
The figure is down 39.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso peaked at 9.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 76th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +122.3% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.0% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 4.1% | 9.1% | 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 5.5% 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 9.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Burkina Faso ranks 76th out of 77 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release