School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.03 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.03 million number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
41st
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.03 million number
in 2020
All-time low
246,390 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Burkina Faso stood at 1.03 million 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 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.03 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 246,390 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 246,390 number | — |
| 1971 | 253,383 number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 258,091 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 263,692 number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 269,711 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 275,961 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 282,569 number | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 286,784 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 292,374 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 299,239 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 307,543 number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 317,514 number | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 324,391 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 332,507 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 341,257 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 350,457 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 360,286 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 367,702 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 377,443 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 389,531 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 403,938 number | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 420,453 number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 434,730 number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 449,687 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 465,045 number | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 480,931 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 497,719 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 511,312 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 525,510 number | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 539,682 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 553,806 number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 568,338 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 580,062 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 593,756 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 609,297 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 626,690 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 645,885 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 662,948 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 681,869 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 702,397 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 749,082 number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 773,573 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 796,671 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 821,847 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 848,686 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 876,694 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 905,529 number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 934,091 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 964,127 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 995,492 number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272,819 number | 246,390 number | 299,239 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 346,863 number | 307,543 number | 389,531 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 472,901 number | 403,938 number | 539,682 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 622,505 number | 553,806 number | 702,397 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 866,579 number | 749,082 number | 995,492 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.03 million 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Burkina Faso was 1.03 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 246,390 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.