Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes was 7.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 7.5%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 105.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2009.
That places Burkina Faso 159th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.0% | — |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +34.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | +9.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 7.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.4%, 31% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 7.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.2%, 27% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 7.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release