Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 36.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 36.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso peaked at 42.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 42.2% | — |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 39.1% | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 40.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 33.7% | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.2% | 32.5% | 42.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 33.7% | 40.8% | 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 36.0% 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 42.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 105 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 14.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release