School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 248,308 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso is 248,308, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 248,308 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 117,171, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 117,171 | — |
| 2000 | 121,458 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 125,853 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 129,863 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 134,118 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 139,011 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 143,824 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 147,609 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 150,669 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 153,216 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 156,091 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 159,667 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 163,465 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 166,747 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 170,270 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 174,956 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 180,693 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 186,613 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 192,248 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 197,642 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 203,091 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 210,473 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 217,046 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 223,452 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 232,303 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 239,482 | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 248,308 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,171 | 117,171 | 117,171 | 1 |
| 2000s | 140,171 | 121,458 | 156,091 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,539 | 159,667 | 203,091 | 10 |
| 2020s | 228,511 | 210,473 | 248,308 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 52 Yemen 267,729 compare
- 53 Sierra Leone 264,190 compare
- 54 Rwanda 252,263 compare
- 56 Saudi Arabia 234,526 compare
- 57 Mozambique 232,149 compare
- 58 Zambia 229,131 compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso was 248,308 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 248,308 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 117,171 in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release