Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 34.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Burkina Faso stood at 34.5%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 47.9% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 121st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73.4% | — |
| 2012 | 64.8% | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 81.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.8% | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 75.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | -11.8% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | -47.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.8% | 64.8% | 81.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 34.5% | 75.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 649,886 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Burkina Faso was 34.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release