Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.3% 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 1.3% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and up 119.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 113th of 113 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 | 0.6% | — |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +399.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 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 1.3% 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 2.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 113th out of 113 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 119.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release