Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women was 31.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Burkina Faso, 1993–2022
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 31.3% for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 108.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Burkina Faso peaked at 31.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1993.
That places Burkina Faso 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.2% | — |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +83.3% |
| 2006 | 14.3% | +62.8% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 4.2% | 4.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.8% | 14.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.0% | 30.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 27.7% | 31.5% | 3 |
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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 modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Burkina Faso?
- Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women in Burkina Faso was 31.3% in 2022, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 31.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1993.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 108.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Modern contraception usage vs. average years of schooling for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of married or co-habiting women who use at least one modern method of contraception vs. the average years of formal education that women between 15-64 years have attended.