School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, early childhood education, female was 966,247 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 966,247 for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.01 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 541,393, 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 541,393 | — |
| 2000 | 555,216 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 571,508 | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 588,526 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 605,171 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 621,461 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 639,907 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 659,490 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 679,852 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 701,599 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 724,179 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 783,499 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 813,253 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 842,190 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 866,805 | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 890,754 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 914,032 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 937,206 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 958,756 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 977,169 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 992,516 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 992,991 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 974,497 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 966,247 | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 541,393 | 541,393 | 541,393 | 1 |
| 2000s | 634,691 | 555,216 | 724,179 | 10 |
| 2010s | 897,618 | 783,499 | 992,516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 991,681 | 966,247 | 1.01 million | 6 |
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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 school age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso was 966,247 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 541,393 in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release