School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 546,968 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
546,968 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
46th
of 204 countries
All-time high
546,968 number
in 2020
All-time low
131,713 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 546,968 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 546,968 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 131,713 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 131,713 number | — |
| 1971 | 135,247 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 137,090 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 139,192 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 142,249 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 145,933 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 149,593 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 152,382 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 155,754 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 160,018 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 165,307 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 170,419 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 173,107 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 176,221 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 180,714 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 186,030 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 191,873 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 197,448 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 204,341 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 212,127 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 220,786 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 229,277 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 235,768 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 242,413 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 250,105 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 258,776 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 266,945 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 272,434 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 277,952 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 284,685 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 292,264 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 300,038 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 306,864 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 314,764 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 323,826 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 333,864 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 344,188 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 353,457 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 363,601 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 374,867 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 400,336 number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 413,076 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 425,623 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 439,163 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 453,279 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 467,909 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 483,153 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 498,997 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 514,958 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 531,264 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 546,968 number | +3.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 546,968 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 438,664 number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 546,968 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 321,924 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 144,917 number | 131,713 number | 160,018 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,759 number | 165,307 number | 212,127 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 253,914 number | 220,786 number | 284,685 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,773 number | 292,264 number | 374,867 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 462,776 number | 400,336 number | 531,264 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 546,968 number | 546,968 number | 546,968 number | 1 |
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, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 546,968 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 546,968 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,713 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.