School age population, secondary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, secondary education, male was 1.71 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.71 million number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
45th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.71 million number
in 2020
All-time low
412,171 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.71 million number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.71 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 412,171 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 412,171 number | — |
| 1971 | 422,660 number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 429,053 number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 437,465 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 447,537 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 458,988 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 471,409 number | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 478,714 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 487,300 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 497,739 number | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 510,796 number | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 526,796 number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 537,441 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 550,432 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 565,349 number | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 582,052 number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 600,185 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 613,330 number | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 628,633 number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 646,728 number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 668,098 number | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 692,888 number | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 714,492 number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 738,591 number | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 764,823 number | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 792,961 number | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 822,685 number | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 846,589 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 871,239 number | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 896,494 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 922,783 number | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 950,165 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 971,704 number | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 994,773 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million number | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million number | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.11 million number | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.14 million number | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million number | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.25 million number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.41 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.46 million number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.55 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.60 million number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million number | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.71 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 454,304 number | 412,171 number | 497,739 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 576,174 number | 510,796 number | 646,728 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 780,886 number | 668,098 number | 896,494 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million number | 922,783 number | 1.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.66 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million number | 1.71 million number | 1.71 million number | 1 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Burkina Faso was 1.71 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 412,171 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.