Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 48.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Burkina Faso, 2011–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Burkina Faso stood at 48.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 77th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38.0% | — |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 47.3% | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +2.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 48.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.9%, 1.4× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 48.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Burkina Faso?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Burkina Faso was 48.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.0% in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Burkina Faso ranks 77th out of 95 countries with data for 2018.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.