Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.2427 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso stood at 0.2427 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 12.6% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2554 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0808 LPIA, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 97th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1114 LPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.0808 LPIA | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1265 LPIA | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1785 LPIA | +41.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2554 LPIA | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2155 LPIA | -15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2427 LPIA | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1062 LPIA | 0.0808 LPIA | 0.1265 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.223 LPIA | 0.1785 LPIA | 0.2554 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso was 0.2427 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2554 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0808 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Burkina Faso ranks 97th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release