Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.2% for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 23rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 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 secondary education in private in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private in Burkina Faso was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private?
- Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 secondary education in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release