School age population, pre-primary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 972,143 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
972,143 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
37th
of 206 countries
All-time high
972,143 number
in 2019
All-time low
251,115 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Burkina Faso stood at 972,143 number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 972,143 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 251,115 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 251,115 number | — |
| 1971 | 254,632 number | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 262,558 number | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 270,509 number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 277,846 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 283,790 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 287,557 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 296,016 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 303,802 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 311,053 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 318,040 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 325,082 number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 338,006 number | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 351,995 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 365,857 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 378,149 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 387,315 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 401,029 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 414,080 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 426,039 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 436,488 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 445,105 number | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 457,847 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 469,747 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 480,806 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 491,067 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 500,701 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 516,288 number | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 532,383 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 548,268 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 563,111 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 576,006 number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 595,114 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 614,533 number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 633,546 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 651,324 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 666,959 number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 689,535 number | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 712,624 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 735,362 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 784,139 number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 804,419 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 829,665 number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 854,707 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 878,371 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 897,296 number | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 916,206 number | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 936,181 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 954,631 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 972,143 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 279,888 number | 251,115 number | 311,053 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 370,559 number | 318,040 number | 426,039 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 487,870 number | 436,488 number | 548,268 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 643,811 number | 563,111 number | 735,362 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 882,776 number | 784,139 number | 972,143 number | 10 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 972,143 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 972,143 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 251,115 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.