School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.96 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.96 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
51st
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.05 million
in 2021
All-time low
1.10 million
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 1.96 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.05 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.10 million, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 51st out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.10 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.19 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 1.23 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.90 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.02 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.05 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.04 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.02 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.98 million | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.96 million | -0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.96 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.82 million, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.96 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.21 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 million | 1.10 million | 1.10 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 1.12 million | 1.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.82 million | 1.59 million | 2.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million | 1.96 million | 2.05 million | 6 |
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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 1.96 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.10 million in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release