Population, age 17, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population, age 17, female was 199,953 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 17, female in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 17, female in Burkina Faso stood at 199,953. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 17, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 199,953 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100,574, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 112,376 | 100,574 | 125,887 | 10 |
| 2000s | 148,132 | 129,454 | 170,054 | 10 |
| 2010s | 186,158 | 175,307 | 199,953 | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 77.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 17, female in Burkina Faso?
- Population, age 17, female in Burkina Faso was 199,953 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 17, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 199,953 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 17, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,574 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population, age 17, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 17, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. 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 Population, age 17, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.