Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 4.11 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
4.11 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
24th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.26 live births per woman
in 1981
All-time low
4.11 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burkina Faso, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.11 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.11 live births per woman, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 24th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.82 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.87 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 5.93 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 5.97 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.01 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.05 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.09 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 6.13 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.17 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 6.22 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.25 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.29 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.32 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.36 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.42 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.47 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 6.53 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.58 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.72 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.77 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.84 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.91 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.95 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 7.05 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.15 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.19 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.22 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.26 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.25 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.24 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.22 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.17 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.11 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.05 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 7.01 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.97 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.94 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.89 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.84 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.81 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.78 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.72 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.59 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.52 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.43 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.34 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.28 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.22 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.18 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.17 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.11 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.05 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.99 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.94 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.87 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.79 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.59 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.48 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.33 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.17 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 4.92 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.68 live births per woman | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.44 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.36 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.28 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.19 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 4.11 live births per woman | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 live births per woman | 5.82 live births per woman | 6.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.45 live births per woman | 6.25 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 7.19 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 live births per woman | 7.05 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 7.01 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 live births per woman | 4.68 live births per woman | 5.94 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.27 live births per woman | 4.11 live births per woman | 4.44 live births per woman | 5 |
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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 fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burkina Faso?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Burkina Faso was 4.11 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Burkina Faso ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.