School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.00 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 222 countries
All-time high
4.00 million
in 2025
All-time low
822,442
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 4.00 million. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.00 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 822,442, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 822,442 | — |
| 1971 | 843,603 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 865,397 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 887,663 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 910,671 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 934,401 | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 959,143 | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 984,192 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 1.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.16 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.20 million | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.29 million | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 1.35 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 1.40 million | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 1.46 million | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 1.51 million | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 1.56 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1.61 million | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.72 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.77 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 1.81 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.95 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.03 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.08 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.37 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 2.44 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 2.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.68 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.77 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 2.86 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.96 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 3.07 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 3.18 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 3.29 million | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 3.40 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.50 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 3.93 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 4.00 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 925,236 | 822,442 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 million | 1.06 million | 1.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 million | 1.51 million | 1.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 million | 1.99 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.13 million | 2.68 million | 3.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 million | 3.69 million | 4.00 million | 6 |
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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, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 4.00 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 822,442 in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release