School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 268,589 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burkina Faso is 268,589 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 268,589 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64,880 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 46th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64,880 number | — |
| 1971 | 66,577 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 67,508 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 68,572 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 70,086 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 71,901 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 73,705 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 75,111 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 76,790 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 78,896 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 81,490 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 83,986 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 85,365 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 86,927 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 89,139 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 91,732 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 94,567 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 97,348 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 100,746 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 104,556 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 108,772 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 112,891 number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 116,105 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 119,373 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 123,133 number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 127,361 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 131,344 number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 134,088 number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 136,840 number | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 140,172 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 143,899 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 147,709 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 151,117 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 155,014 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 159,446 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 164,325 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 169,330 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 173,898 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 178,852 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 184,317 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 196,718 number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 202,860 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 208,937 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 215,491 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 222,298 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 229,385 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 236,885 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 244,821 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 252,758 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 260,836 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 268,589 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,403 number | 64,880 number | 78,896 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,586 number | 81,490 number | 104,556 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 125,008 number | 108,772 number | 140,172 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,791 number | 143,899 number | 184,317 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,099 number | 196,718 number | 260,836 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 268,589 number | 268,589 number | 268,589 number | 1 |
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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, last grade of primary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Burkina Faso was 268,589 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 268,589 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,880 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.