Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public was 51.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso stood at 51.5%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso peaked at 51.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2009.
Burkina Faso ranks 68th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.9% | — |
| 1999 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 35.2% | -30.6% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +44.1% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 50.9% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 51.5% | +0.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 51.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.5%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 51.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +44.1% | 35.2% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | -30.6% | 50.7% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 49.9% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 49.2% | 51.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.9% | 51.5% | 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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burkina Faso was 51.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public?
- Burkina Faso ranks 68th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public institutions, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release