School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 3.50 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
3.50 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
42nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
3.50 million number
in 2020
All-time low
849,383 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3.50 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.50 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 849,383 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 849,383 number | — |
| 1971 | 863,137 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 880,233 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 900,930 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 923,892 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 946,478 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 966,006 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 990,369 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.12 million number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 1.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.19 million number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 1.23 million number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.27 million number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.31 million number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 1.36 million number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 1.41 million number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 1.50 million number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.54 million number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.59 million number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.63 million number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.71 million number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.75 million number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.80 million number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.84 million number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1.89 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1.94 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.99 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.12 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.31 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 2.38 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.62 million number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 2.70 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2.79 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.88 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.97 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.06 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.25 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.34 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.42 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 3.50 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 938,071 number | 849,383 number | 1.04 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million number | 1.07 million number | 1.41 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.65 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.84 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.16 million number | 1.89 million number | 2.46 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 million number | 2.62 million number | 3.42 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.50 million number | 3.50 million number | 3.50 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 39 Colombia 3.72 million number compare
- 40 Zambia 3.56 million number compare
- 41 Madagascar 3.52 million number compare
- 43 Mali 3.47 million number compare
- 44 Saudi Arabia 3.42 million number compare
- 45 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.27 million number compare
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 3.50 million number in 2020, 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 3.50 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 849,383 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.