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 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 22.9% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2005.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | -51.7% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +39.2% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -37.1% |
| 2005 | 8.9% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +42.7% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +239.8% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.3% | -37.4% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +18.5% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | -12.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 22.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 27.5%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 22.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +239.8% | 12.8% | 43.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 15.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 22.8% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.1% | 26.2% | 5 |
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 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 22.9% in 2024, 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 43.3% in 2010.
- 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 8.9% in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 37.5%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release