Population, age 2, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population, age 2, male was 316,790 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 2, male in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population, age 2, male in Burkina Faso is 316,790, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 2, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 316,790 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 170,916, in 1990.
That places Burkina Faso 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 196,451 | 170,916 | 221,777 | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,018 | 227,444 | 283,925 | 10 |
| 2010s | 303,855 | 290,127 | 316,790 | 6 |
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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 2, male in Burkina Faso?
- Population, age 2, male in Burkina Faso was 316,790 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 2, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 316,790 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 2, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 170,916 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population, age 2, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 2, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 2, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, age 2, male refers to the male population at the specified age.