Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 35.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso stood at 35.1%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 67.2% on the previous year and up 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso peaked at 35.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2015.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15.5% | — |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | -41.2% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 35.1% | +67.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.3% | 11.9% | 20.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 18.7% | 35.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso was 35.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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