Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso, 2007–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso peaked at 10 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2007.
That places Burkina Faso 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 10 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 10 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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 number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Burkina Faso was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release