Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso stood at 10.5%.
The figure is down 38.1% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.5% | — |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +76.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -33.9% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +40.1% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -32.4% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -78.9% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +381.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | +102.7% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | -38.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 10.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.3%, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 10.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.8%, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.6% | 2.5% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 9.5% | 19.3% | 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 arts in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso was 10.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release