Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 53.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 53.6%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 55.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 170th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.1% | — |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 17.9% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 20.2% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +19.2% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 35.8% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 41.9% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 13.9% | 27.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 29.8% | 55.5% | 10 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 53.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.