Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 50.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso stood at 50.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 53.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 173rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.7% | — |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 20.7% | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 16.3% | 30.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 33.0% | 53.5% | 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso was 50.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male 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.