Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 304,053 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso is 304,053 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 304,053 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75,005 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 75,005 number | — |
| 1971 | 75,968 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 78,052 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 80,242 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 82,399 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 84,330 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 85,809 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 88,394 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 90,680 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 92,753 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 94,669 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 96,406 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 99,572 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 103,285 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 107,256 number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 111,131 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 114,538 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 118,857 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 122,983 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 126,852 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 130,351 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 133,321 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 137,429 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 141,151 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 144,554 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 147,659 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 150,410 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 154,620 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 159,094 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 163,675 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 168,150 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 172,267 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 177,664 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 183,255 number | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 188,896 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 194,391 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 199,483 number | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 205,889 number | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 212,556 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 219,323 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 234,421 number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 240,782 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 248,511 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 256,606 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 264,699 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 272,393 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 279,255 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 286,357 number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 292,725 number | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 298,558 number | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 304,053 number | +1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 304,053 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 304,053 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83,363 number | 75,005 number | 92,753 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 109,555 number | 94,669 number | 126,852 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 146,226 number | 130,351 number | 163,675 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 192,187 number | 168,150 number | 219,323 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 267,431 number | 234,421 number | 298,558 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 304,053 number | 304,053 number | 304,053 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burkina Faso was 304,053 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 304,053 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,005 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.