School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.91 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.91 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
37th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.91 million number
in 2019
All-time low
495,318 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 1.91 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.91 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 495,318 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 37th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 495,318 number | — |
| 1971 | 502,166 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 517,804 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 533,455 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 547,895 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 559,617 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 567,106 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 583,783 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 599,153 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 613,479 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 627,267 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 641,121 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 666,639 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 694,133 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 721,300 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 745,343 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 763,234 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 790,279 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 815,912 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 839,334 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 859,764 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 876,609 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 901,725 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 925,117 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 946,838 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 967,034 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 986,090 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.02 million number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 million number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 1.11 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.13 million number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.31 million number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.54 million number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.63 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.88 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 551,978 number | 495,318 number | 613,479 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 730,456 number | 627,267 number | 839,334 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 960,869 number | 859,764 number | 1.08 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 million number | 1.11 million number | 1.45 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 million number | 1.54 million number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
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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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 1.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 495,318 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.