Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 5.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 83.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 141st of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4.0% | — |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -30.0% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +119.3% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +27.1% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 2.8% | 7.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 6.3% | 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 5.2% 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 7.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burkina Faso ranks 141st out of 142 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 83.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release