Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso is 11.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 62.1% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 54.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 121st of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.9% | — |
| 2011 | 28.2% | +118.5% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 28.2% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 54.2% | +78.2% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -28.9% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +75.4% |
| 2024 | 11.2% | -62.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.0% | 12.9% | 54.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 11.2% | 29.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 118 Korea 13.5% compare
- 119 Kazakhstan 12.8% compare
- 120 Uzbekistan 12.6% compare
- 122 Trinidad and Tobago 8.6% compare
- 123 Cuba 8.6% compare
- 124 Eswatini 0.0% 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 in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso was 11.2% 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 54.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 121st out of 124 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 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release