Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.4425 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso stood at 0.4425 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.452 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3318 GPIA, in 2021.
Burkina Faso ranks 133rd of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.3805 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3659 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3959 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 0.452 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3318 GPIA | -26.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4505 GPIA | +35.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4375 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4425 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3805 GPIA | 0.3805 GPIA | 0.3805 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4046 GPIA | 0.3659 GPIA | 0.452 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.4156 GPIA | 0.3318 GPIA | 0.4505 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,902 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.4425 GPIA 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 0.452 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3318 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 133rd out of 137 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 20.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release