Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.6337 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso stood at 0.6337 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6337 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4698 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Burkina Faso 124th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.4698 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.4956 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6135 GPIA | +23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5437 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5842 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5615 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6167 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 0.6337 GPIA | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4698 GPIA | 0.4698 GPIA | 0.4698 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5509 GPIA | 0.4956 GPIA | 0.6135 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.599 GPIA | 0.5615 GPIA | 0.6337 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.6337 GPIA 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 0.6337 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4698 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Burkina Faso ranks 124th out of 133 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 27.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release