Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso, 2007–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 151.7% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +151.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 87 Mongolia 0.4% compare
- 88 Belize 0.4% compare
- 89 Liechtenstein 0.4%
- 91 Philippines 0.4% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 0.4% compare
- 93 Ukraine 0.3% compare
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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso was 0.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Burkina Faso ranks 90th out of 122 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 upper 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