School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 278,379 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
278,379 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
45th
of 204 countries
All-time high
278,379 number
in 2020
All-time low
66,833 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 278,379 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 278,379 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 66,833 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 45th 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66,833 number | — |
| 1971 | 68,670 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 69,582 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 70,620 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 72,163 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 74,032 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 75,888 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 77,271 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 78,964 number | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 81,122 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 83,817 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 86,433 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 87,742 number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 89,294 number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 91,575 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 94,298 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 97,306 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 100,100 number | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 103,595 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 107,571 number | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 112,014 number | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 116,386 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 119,663 number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 123,040 number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 126,972 number | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 131,415 number | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 135,601 number | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 138,346 number | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 141,112 number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 144,513 number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 148,365 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 152,329 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 155,747 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 159,750 number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 164,380 number | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 169,539 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 174,858 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 179,559 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 184,749 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 190,550 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 203,618 number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 210,216 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 216,686 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 223,672 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 230,981 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 238,524 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 246,268 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 254,176 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 262,200 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 270,428 number | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 278,379 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73,514 number | 66,833 number | 81,122 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 94,173 number | 83,817 number | 107,571 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 128,906 number | 112,014 number | 144,513 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,983 number | 148,365 number | 190,550 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 235,677 number | 203,618 number | 270,428 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 278,379 number | 278,379 number | 278,379 number | 1 |
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- 42 Uzbekistan 310,594 number compare
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- 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 272,463 number compare
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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, male in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 278,379 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 278,379 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,833 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.