Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 49.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso stood at 49.8%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso peaked at 61.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 106th out of 108 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 61.5% | — |
| 2018 | 46.5% | -24.4% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -17.4% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.0% | 46.5% | 61.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 48.7% | 59.0% | 4 |
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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 49.8% 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 61.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Burkina Faso ranks 106th out of 108 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 down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release