School age population, primary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, primary education, female was 1.72 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.72 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
42nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.72 million number
in 2020
All-time low
418,312 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Burkina Faso stood at 1.72 million number. 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, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.72 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 418,312 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 418,312 number | — |
| 1971 | 425,080 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 433,634 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 443,904 number | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 455,226 number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 466,356 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 475,997 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 488,116 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 501,198 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 514,396 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 526,877 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 537,561 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 550,135 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 565,982 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 584,563 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 604,411 number | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 624,060 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 645,949 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 669,550 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 693,403 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 716,177 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 736,378 number | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 758,268 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 780,808 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 803,136 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 824,010 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 842,058 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 861,871 number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 883,933 number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 907,781 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 932,141 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 955,685 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 981,897 number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.01 million number | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.10 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.17 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.29 million number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.37 million number | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.55 million number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.64 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.72 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 462,222 number | 418,312 number | 514,396 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 600,249 number | 526,877 number | 693,403 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 811,442 number | 716,177 number | 907,781 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 million number | 932,141 number | 1.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.68 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1.72 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0651 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0652 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, primary education, female in Burkina Faso was 1.72 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 418,312 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.