Human capital composite index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Human capital composite index was -2.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β² Rising
Human capital composite index in Burkina Faso, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Burkina Faso is -2.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.4% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Burkina Faso peaked at -0.6899 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 198th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.76 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.49 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 1980s | -1.95 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.11 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.77 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.08 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.34 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.64 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 7 |
| 2000s | -2.37 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.97 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.33 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.62 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.6899 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.61 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -2.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -1.04 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 195 Chad -1.9 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 196 Liberia -2.05 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 197 Central African Republic -2.06 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 199 Equatorial Guinea -2.29 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 200 Sudan -2.31 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 201 Niger -3.02 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 91,764 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human capital composite index in Burkina Faso?
- Human capital composite index in Burkina Faso was -2.25 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6899 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2017.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.92 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for human capital composite index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 198th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.