School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 656,517 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
656,517
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
44th
of 222 countries
All-time high
681,108
in 2023
All-time low
152,629
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 656,517 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 681,108 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 152,629, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 152,629 | — |
| 1971 | 156,876 | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 160,841 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 164,945 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 169,141 | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 173,683 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 177,419 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 181,739 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 186,358 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 191,776 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 198,345 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 205,655 | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 213,549 | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 221,436 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 231,280 | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 241,989 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 251,747 | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 260,218 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 268,864 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 276,662 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 285,001 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 294,878 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 304,593 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 312,356 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 319,069 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 325,097 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 331,971 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 339,952 | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 347,957 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 354,621 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 361,413 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 370,885 | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 382,332 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 394,414 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 405,507 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 416,553 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 428,159 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 443,750 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 456,847 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 469,692 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 505,455 | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 524,068 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 548,095 | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 566,218 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 583,248 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 598,530 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 615,401 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 630,840 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 646,026 | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 659,503 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 668,550 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 677,539 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 680,742 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 681,108 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 669,901 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 656,517 | -2.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 656,517 is above the median for low income countries, which is 643,184, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 656,517 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 420,719, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,541 | 152,629 | 191,776 | 10 |
| 1980s | 236,974 | 198,345 | 276,662 | 10 |
| 1990s | 321,550 | 285,001 | 354,621 | 10 |
| 2000s | 412,955 | 361,413 | 469,692 | 10 |
| 2010s | 587,738 | 505,455 | 659,503 | 10 |
| 2020s | 672,393 | 656,517 | 681,108 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Burkina Faso was 656,517 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 681,108 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,629 in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release