School age population, primary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, primary education, male was 1.78 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.78 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
41st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.78 million number
in 2020
All-time low
431,071 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.78 million number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.78 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 431,071 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 41st 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 431,071 number | — |
| 1971 | 438,057 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 446,599 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 457,026 number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 468,666 number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 480,122 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 490,009 number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 502,253 number | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 515,581 number | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 529,106 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 541,988 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 553,093 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 565,536 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 581,694 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 600,961 number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 621,759 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 642,498 number | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 664,770 number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 689,147 number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 714,044 number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 738,002 number | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 759,380 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 781,800 number | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 805,151 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 828,434 number | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 850,220 number | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 868,956 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 888,927 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 911,341 number | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 935,744 number | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 960,817 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 985,170 number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.01 million number | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.04 million number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.51 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million number | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million number | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.74 million number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.78 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 475,849 number | 431,071 number | 529,106 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 617,549 number | 541,988 number | 714,044 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 836,796 number | 738,002 number | 935,744 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million number | 960,817 number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.74 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million number | 1.78 million number | 1.78 million number | 1 |
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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, primary education, male in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 1.78 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 431,071 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.