Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 11.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso is 11.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 29th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.2% | — |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +20.3% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -41.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -90.0% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +927.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | +140.0% |
| 2022 | 14.5% | -27.1% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | -19.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 11.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.6%, 1.5× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 11.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.0%, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +927.0% | 1.1% | 11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.4% | 1.1% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 8.3% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 26 Argentina 12.1% compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 12.0% compare
- 28 Morocco 12.0% compare
- 30 Uzbekistan 11.5% compare
- 31 Denmark 11.5% compare
- 32 North Macedonia 11.2% compare
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 11.7% 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 19.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 29th out of 123 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 25.0%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release