Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and was 1.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and in Burkina Faso, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and in Burkina Faso is 1.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.8% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2024.
That places Burkina Faso 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.4% | — |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -28.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | -15.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.0%, 10% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 75.2%, 2% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 28.8% compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 17.0% compare
- 39 Niger 1.7% compare
- 41 Armenia 0.0%
- 41 Cook Islands 0.0% compare
- 41 Algeria 0.0%
- 41 India 0.0%
- 41 Palestine, State of 0.0% compare
- 41 Tuvalu 0.0%
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 primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and in Burkina Faso was 1.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of primary schools providing life skills-based hiv and rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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 primary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release