Progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Progression to secondary school, female was 79.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso stood at 79.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 79.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 132nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.3% | — |
| 1972 | 23.8% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 29.0% | +21.5% |
| 1974 | 25.5% | -11.9% |
| 1975 | 26.8% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 28.8% | +7.5% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 33.3% | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 43.0% | +29.2% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +57.9% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 67.3% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 66.7% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.3% | 22.3% | 33.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 57.1% | 43.0% | 67.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 67.0% | 60.2% | 73.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 66.7% | 79.5% | 7 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Burkina Faso was 79.5% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 132nd out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).