Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 22.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 22.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 24.2% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 22.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 174th of 182 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.8% | — |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +24.2% |
| 2014 | 12.9% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +14.6% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 5.2% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.0% | 22.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 171 Solomon Islands 28.7% compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 27.8% compare
- 173 Angola 27.0% compare
- 175 Madagascar 22.1% compare
- 176 Malawi 20.4% compare
- 177 Ethiopia 17.5% 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 gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 22.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.