Progression to secondary school in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Progression to secondary school was 80.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school 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 in Burkina Faso stood at 80.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Burkina Faso peaked at 80.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 22.4% | — |
| 1972 | 25.2% | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 28.7% | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 28.0% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 26.3% | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 30.0% | +14.2% |
| 1978 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 31.7% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 33.8% | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 36.3% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 39.4% | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 55.6% | +41.2% |
| 1988 | 58.7% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 53.3% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +53.5% |
| 1999 | 60.5% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 62.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 66.8% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 73.6% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 80.1% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.9% | 22.4% | 31.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 45.5% | 33.8% | 59.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 53.2% | 41.7% | 64.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 61.2% | 74.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 68.2% | 80.1% | 7 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school in Burkina Faso?
- Progression to secondary school in Burkina Faso was 80.1% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for progression to secondary school?
- Burkina Faso ranks 141st out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 (%). 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).