Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1978–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in 2016.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.
Burkina Faso ranks 121st of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.3% | — |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +52.6% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +87.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +18.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 7 |
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 government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso was 1.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 165 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release