Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.9713 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso is 0.9713 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.984 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8856 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9568 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9261 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9677 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8895 GPIA | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8856 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8984 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9604 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9531 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9673 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9761 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9705 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9515 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9608 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9578 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9567 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9587 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.984 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9713 GPIA | -1.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.9713 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9404 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.9713 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9224 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 0.9568 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9135 GPIA | 0.8856 GPIA | 0.9677 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.961 GPIA | 0.9515 GPIA | 0.9761 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9697 GPIA | 0.9587 GPIA | 0.984 GPIA | 5 |
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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso was 0.9713 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.984 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8856 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burkina Faso ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release