Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 113.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 109th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3% | — |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -45.4% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +614.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -50.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +22.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 649,886 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso was 0.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 109th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release