Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, 2010–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
That represents a change of up 184.9% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 13.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 83rd of 98 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.6% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +35.9% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +38.4% |
| 2017 | 13.5% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -88.3% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +184.9% |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year (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 4.5% in 2019, 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 13.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 83rd out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.