School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 502,857 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Burkina Faso, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 502,857 for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Burkina Faso peaked at 502,857 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 235,971, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 54th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 235,971 | — |
| 2000 | 245,049 | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 254,303 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 262,750 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 271,652 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 281,781 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 291,730 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 299,436 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 305,637 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 310,483 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 315,986 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 322,898 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 330,122 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 336,473 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 343,521 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 352,811 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 364,521 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 376,765 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 388,376 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 399,568 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 410,925 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 426,095 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 439,582 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 452,548 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 470,241 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 484,817 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 502,857 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235,971 | 235,971 | 235,971 | 1 |
| 2000s | 283,881 | 245,049 | 315,986 | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,598 | 322,898 | 410,925 | 10 |
| 2020s | 462,690 | 426,095 | 502,857 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 51 Niger 552,146 compare
- 52 Yemen 545,645 compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 531,270 compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 486,114 compare
- 56 Rwanda 485,502 compare
- 57 Mozambique 461,055 compare
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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Burkina Faso was 502,857 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 502,857 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,971 in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Burkina Faso ranks 54th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release