Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 15.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 15.9%.
The figure is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 98th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.3% | — |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -59.8% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +100.9% |
| 2021 | 14.5% | +35.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +47.5% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -44.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +33.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 5.3% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 11.9% | 21.4% | 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 15.9% 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 21.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Burkina Faso ranks 98th 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 19.6%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release