Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso stood at 0.6%.
That represents a change of down 71.6% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Burkina Faso 101st out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.5% | — |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +153.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -85.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +156.6% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +46.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +38.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -71.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.2%, 14% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.8%, 20% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 4 |
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 graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso was 0.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 101st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release