Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.8% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.3% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +41.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +32.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -19.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +116.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Liechtenstein 1.5% compare
- 2 Botswana 1.0% compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 0.8% compare
- 5 India 0.7% compare
- 6 Algeria 0.7% compare
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 science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burkina Faso was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Burkina Faso ranks 3rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes 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