Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate vs gdp per capita was 41.57 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, 1975–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 41.57 for literacy rate vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso peaked at 41.57 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.83, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 84th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.83 | — |
| 1991 | 13.57 | +53.7% |
| 1996 | 12.85 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 21.82 | +69.8% |
| 2005 | 23.52 | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 22.47 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 27.88 | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 34.6 | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 39.35 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 29.66 | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 36.97 | +24.6% |
| 2022 | 40.92 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 41.57 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.83 | 8.83 | 8.83 | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.21 | 12.85 | 13.57 | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.92 | 21.82 | 27.88 | 4 |
| 2010s | 34.54 | 29.66 | 39.35 | 3 |
| 2020s | 39.82 | 36.97 | 41.57 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 81 Senegal 50.36 compare
- 82 Côte d'Ivoire 50 compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 43.58 compare
- 85 Guinea 39.62 compare
- 86 Afghanistan 37.27 compare
- 87 Mali 35.63 compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate vs gdp per capita in Burkina Faso was 41.57 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 41.57 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate vs gdp per capita recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.83 in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate vs gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rate vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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