Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 15.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 15.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.7% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 50.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2021.
That places Burkina Faso 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.9% | — |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +21.0% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +115.4% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -69.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 15.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.8%, 62% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.9% | 30.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 23.6% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 3 Guatemala 30.2% compare
- 4 Sierra Leone 29.9% compare
- 5 Nigeria 19.7% compare
- 7 Bangladesh 14.3% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 12.1% compare
- 9 Honduras 11.8% 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso was 15.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 22 countries with data for 2021.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, richest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release