Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1978–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso is 1.5%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 202.5% on the previous year and up 242.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1988.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.6% | — |
| 1980 | 0.7% | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -18.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +17.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +40.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -43.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +202.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7%, 2.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 2.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +202.5% | 0.5% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso was 1.5% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1988.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th out of 173 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary 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