Inbound internationally mobile students … continents unknown UIS in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Inbound internationally mobile students … continents unknown UIS was 0.5714 UIS estimate in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents in Burkina Faso, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in UIS estimate.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5714 UIS estimate for inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9643 UIS estimate in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3 UIS estimate, in 2020.
That places Burkina Faso 49th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students … continents unknown UIS in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | UIS estimate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.387 UIS estimate | — |
| 2014 | 0.3807 UIS estimate | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3462 UIS estimate | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3584 UIS estimate | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9643 UIS estimate | +169.0% |
| 2018 | 0.32 UIS estimate | -66.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8 UIS estimate | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3 UIS estimate | -62.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8649 UIS estimate | +188.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5862 UIS estimate | -32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5714 UIS estimate | -2.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5714 UIS estimate is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8438 UIS estimate, 68% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5081 UIS estimate | 0.32 UIS estimate | 0.9643 UIS estimate | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5806 UIS estimate | 0.3 UIS estimate | 0.8649 UIS estimate | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents in Burkina Faso?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents in Burkina Faso was 0.5714 UIS estimate in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9643 UIS estimate in 2017.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 UIS estimate in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. 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 Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release