Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 25.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 25.4% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 105.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 25.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 6.9% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.9% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.4% | 25.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 171 Angola 29.9% compare
- 172 Sierra Leone 29.2% compare
- 173 Mauritania 28.5% compare
- 175 Chad 23.5% compare
- 176 Madagascar 22.2% compare
- 177 Malawi 21.5% 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Burkina Faso was 25.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 174th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.