Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate of young men vs. women was 65.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Burkina Faso, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 65.5% for literacy rate of young men vs. women in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate of young men vs. women in Burkina Faso peaked at 66.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1975.
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.4% | — |
| 1991 | 26.8% | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 25.5% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +50.6% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 47.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.0% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 51.1% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 66.7% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | -1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 65.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 79.8%, 82% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 65.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87.5%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 26.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 38.4% | 46.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 54.8% | 47.0% | 63.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.5% | 66.7% | 2 |
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 literacy rate of young men vs. women in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate of young men vs. women in Burkina Faso was 65.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate of young men vs. women recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate of young men vs. women?
- Burkina Faso ranks 92nd out of 95 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate of young men vs. women rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate of young men vs. women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of men aged 15 to 24 years who can read and write.