Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 314,837 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 314,837 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 314,837 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,235 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77,235 number | — |
| 1971 | 78,204 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 80,328 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 82,577 number | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 84,804 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 86,789 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 88,294 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 90,940 number | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 93,278 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 95,397 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 97,362 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 99,150 number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 102,363 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 106,191 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 110,321 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 114,376 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 117,958 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 122,385 number | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 126,658 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 130,695 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 134,367 number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 137,492 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 141,719 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 145,571 number | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 149,106 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 152,320 number | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 155,141 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 159,427 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 163,999 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 168,692 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 173,293 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 177,541 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 183,108 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 188,927 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 194,833 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 200,598 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 205,937 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 212,675 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 219,779 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 227,027 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 242,879 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 249,502 number | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 257,515 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 265,779 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 273,963 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 281,714 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 288,662 number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 296,041 number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 302,769 number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 308,989 number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 314,837 number | +1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 314,837 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 255,031 number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 314,837 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 181,214 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85,785 number | 77,235 number | 95,397 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 112,746 number | 97,362 number | 130,695 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 150,783 number | 134,367 number | 168,692 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 198,372 number | 173,293 number | 227,027 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 276,781 number | 242,879 number | 308,989 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 314,837 number | 314,837 number | 314,837 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 314,837 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 314,837 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 77,235 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. 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 of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.