Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso stood at 7.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 11.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 139th out of 140 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 6.0% | — |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -28.8% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +110.4% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.3% | 11.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 7.4% in 2024, 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 11.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 139th out of 140 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release