School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.02 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
2.02 million number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
41st
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.02 million number
in 2020
All-time low
486,663 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 2.02 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.02 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 486,663 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 41st out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 486,663 number | — |
| 1971 | 500,070 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 509,494 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 520,442 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 532,120 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 544,300 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 557,286 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 566,262 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 577,543 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 591,062 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 607,266 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 626,666 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 640,877 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 657,096 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 674,256 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 692,124 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 711,124 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 726,255 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 745,547 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 769,156 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 797,128 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 829,125 number | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 857,513 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 886,896 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 916,851 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 947,746 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 980,398 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.01 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.06 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.47 million number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.57 million number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 1.61 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.72 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.78 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.89 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.95 million number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.02 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 538,524 number | 486,663 number | 591,062 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 685,037 number | 607,266 number | 769,156 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 932,241 number | 797,128 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.70 million number | 1.47 million number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 million number | 2.02 million number | 2.02 million 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 2.02 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 486,663 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.