Government expenditure per student, secondary in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Government expenditure per student, secondary was 19.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Burkina Faso, 2005–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 19.9% for government expenditure per student, secondary in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, secondary in Burkina Faso peaked at 29.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2013.
Burkina Faso ranks 54th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, secondary in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20.8% | — |
| 2006 | 22.3% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 29.2% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -20.1% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 20.8% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.6% | 22.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 51 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.1% compare
- 52 Slovakia 20.1% compare
- 53 Ghana 20.0% compare
- 55 Cape Verde 19.7% compare
- 56 Luxembourg 19.4% compare
- 57 Iceland 19.4% 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 per student, secondary in Burkina Faso?
- Government expenditure per student, secondary in Burkina Faso was 19.9% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, secondary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2013.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for government expenditure per student, secondary?
- Burkina Faso ranks 54th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
- Is government expenditure per student, secondary rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, secondary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.