Population, age 23, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population, age 23, total was 338,186 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 23, total in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 23, total in Burkina Faso stood at 338,186. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 23, total in Burkina Faso peaked at 338,186 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 153,218, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 57th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 182,787 | 153,218 | 210,219 | 10 |
| 2000s | 247,952 | 216,414 | 279,186 | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,079 | 287,299 | 338,186 | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 91,764 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 23, total in Burkina Faso?
- Population, age 23, total in Burkina Faso was 338,186 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 23, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 338,186 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 23, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,218 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population, age 23, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 23, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 23, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.