Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 39.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso is 39.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 44.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1975.
Burkina Faso ranks 88th of 88 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, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.8% | — |
| 1991 | 17.5% | +48.9% |
| 1996 | 16.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | +64.9% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 44.3% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -34.5% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +29.7% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 26.1% | 35.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 29.0% | 44.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 37.7% | 44.5% | 3 |
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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, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Burkina Faso was 39.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release