Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 5.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.3% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 114th out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.2% | — |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -31.5% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +67.9% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 12.3% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +36.4% |
| 2019 | 19.4% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -70.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.6% | 6.7% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 5.7% | 19.0% | 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 in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso was 5.7% 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 19.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 114th out of 123 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 15.5%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release