Population, age 6, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population, age 6, female was 272,511 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 6, female in Burkina Faso, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 6, female in Burkina Faso stood at 272,511. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 6, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 272,511 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 138,152, in 1990.
Burkina Faso ranks 48th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 | 158,017 | 138,152 | 180,874 | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,876 | 186,285 | 234,925 | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,059 | 241,087 | 272,511 | 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 6, female in Burkina Faso?
- Population, age 6, female in Burkina Faso was 272,511 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 6, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 272,511 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 6, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,152 in 1990.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population, age 6, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 6, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 6, 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.