Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 18.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 18.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 26.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th of 108 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 | 13.6% | — |
| 2018 | 26.5% | +95.1% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 20.1% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 13.6% | 26.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.7% | 24.8% | 4 |
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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 18.7% 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 26.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th out of 108 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 38.1%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release