School age population, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, secondary education, female was 1.65 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.65 million number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
45th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.65 million number
in 2020
All-time low
401,683 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso stood at 1.65 million number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.65 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 401,683 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 45th out of 205 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, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 401,683 number | — |
| 1971 | 412,214 number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 419,663 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 428,272 number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 437,882 number | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 448,492 number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 459,960 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 468,103 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 477,151 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 487,579 number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 500,057 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 514,925 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 526,360 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 539,553 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 554,083 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 569,824 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 586,517 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 600,050 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 615,203 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 632,570 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 652,614 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 675,562 number | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 696,910 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 720,255 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 745,277 number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 771,805 number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 799,653 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 823,466 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 847,693 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 872,151 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 897,215 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 922,974 number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 944,574 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 967,236 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 991,504 number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.13 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.21 million number | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.32 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.59 million number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.65 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 444,100 number | 401,683 number | 487,579 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 563,914 number | 500,057 number | 632,570 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 760,539 number | 652,614 number | 872,151 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million number | 897,215 number | 1.13 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million number | 1.21 million number | 1.59 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 million number | 1.65 million number | 1.65 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, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Burkina Faso was 1.65 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 401,683 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.