Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1999–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2007, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 5.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 15th out of 61 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top quarter.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.1% | — |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | -1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.2%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.1%, 2.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 8 |
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 initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Burkina Faso was 4.3% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 15th out of 61 countries with data for 2007.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release