Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 0.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso is 0.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4% | — |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +10.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 94% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 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 tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Burkina Faso was 0.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. 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 tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release