Population, age 3, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population, age 3, total was 604,283 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 3, total in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 3, total in Burkina Faso stood at 604,283. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 3, total in Burkina Faso peaked at 604,283 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 319,523, 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 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 367,197 | 319,523 | 416,925 | 10 |
| 2000s | 479,733 | 428,103 | 534,755 | 10 |
| 2010s | 573,073 | 547,286 | 604,283 | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 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 3, total in Burkina Faso?
- Population, age 3, total in Burkina Faso was 604,283 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 3, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 604,283 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 3, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,523 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population, age 3, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 3, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Population, age 3, 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.