Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 13.0% 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 13.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 20th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 43.5% | — |
| 2011 | 27.4% | -37.1% |
| 2012 | 17.2% | -37.1% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +23.3% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | -26.6% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +75.4% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | -37.4% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +99.6% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | -25.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.6% | 9.3% | 43.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 10.2% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 17 Cambodia 13.5% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 13.1% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.1% compare
- 21 United States of America 12.9% compare
- 22 Norway 12.3% compare
- 23 Sweden 12.0% 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 13.0% 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 43.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Burkina Faso ranks 20th 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 38.6%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release