School age population, pre-primary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 938,591 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
938,591 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
37th
of 206 countries
All-time high
938,591 number
in 2019
All-time low
244,203 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Burkina Faso stood at 938,591 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 938,591 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 244,203 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 244,203 number | — |
| 1971 | 247,534 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 255,246 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 262,946 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 270,049 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 275,827 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 279,549 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 287,767 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 295,351 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 302,426 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 309,227 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 316,039 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 328,633 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 342,138 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 355,443 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 367,194 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 375,919 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 389,250 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 401,832 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 413,295 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 423,276 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 431,504 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 443,878 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 455,370 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 466,032 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 475,967 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 485,389 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 500,592 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 516,264 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 531,709 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 546,105 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 558,576 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 576,999 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 595,609 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 613,768 number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 630,738 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 645,715 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 667,045 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 688,718 number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 710,099 number | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 757,355 number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 777,213 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 801,977 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 826,746 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 850,181 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 868,454 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 886,670 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 905,327 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 922,368 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 938,591 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 272,090 number | 244,203 number | 302,426 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 359,897 number | 309,227 number | 413,295 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 472,998 number | 423,276 number | 531,709 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 623,337 number | 546,105 number | 710,099 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 853,488 number | 757,355 number | 938,591 number | 10 |
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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, pre-primary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Burkina Faso was 938,591 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 938,591 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 244,203 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.