Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.5% 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 5.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 17.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2017.
That places Burkina Faso 36th out of 97 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.2% | — |
| 2011 | 13.3% | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 11.5% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -10.7% |
| 2015 | 6.7% | -35.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +25.2% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -19.7% |
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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 5.5% 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 17.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2017.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 36th out of 97 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 67.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.