School age population, lower secondary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 989,755 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
989,755 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
41st
of 205 countries
All-time high
989,755 number
in 2020
All-time low
240,273 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Burkina Faso stood at 989,755 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 989,755 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 240,273 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 240,273 number | — |
| 1971 | 246,687 number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 251,403 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 256,750 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 262,409 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 268,339 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 274,717 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 279,478 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 285,169 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 291,823 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 299,723 number | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 309,152 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 316,486 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 324,589 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 332,999 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 341,667 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 350,838 number | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 358,553 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 368,104 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 379,625 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 393,190 number | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 408,672 number | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 422,783 number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 437,209 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 451,806 number | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 466,815 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 482,679 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 496,262 number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 510,154 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 523,842 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 537,385 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 551,239 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 563,153 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 576,570 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 591,458 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 607,901 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 625,901 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 642,588 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 660,702 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 680,090 number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 724,261 number | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 747,169 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 769,161 number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 792,941 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 818,097 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 844,106 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 870,785 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 898,151 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 927,206 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 957,813 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 989,755 number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 265,705 number | 240,273 number | 291,823 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 338,174 number | 299,723 number | 379,625 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 459,341 number | 393,190 number | 523,842 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 603,699 number | 537,385 number | 680,090 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 834,969 number | 724,261 number | 957,813 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 989,755 number | 989,755 number | 989,755 number | 1 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Burkina Faso was 989,755 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 989,755 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,273 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female 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, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.