Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 65th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.2% | — |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 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 1.2% 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 1.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Burkina Faso ranks 65th out of 121 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 up 12.0%. 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 graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release