Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 9.7% 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
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso stood at 9.7%.
The figure is down 47.7% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 20th 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 | 12.3% | — |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -50.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +76.4% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +43.6% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | -27.2% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -72.1% |
| 2019 | 12.5% | +266.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +88.2% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | -47.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 9.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.1%, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 9.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.2%, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.9% | 3.4% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.7% | 19.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 17 Korea 10.8% compare
- 18 New Zealand 10.6% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.3% compare
- 21 Madagascar 9.6% compare
- 22 Iceland 9.3% compare
- 23 Eswatini 9.3%
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 9.7% 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 19.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th 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 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release