School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.87 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.87 million number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
55th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.87 million number
in 2019
All-time low
479,608 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.87 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.87 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 479,608 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 55th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 479,608 number | — |
| 1971 | 487,419 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 492,200 number | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 498,647 number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 506,844 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 516,820 number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 528,779 number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 537,810 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 548,566 number | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 561,007 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 574,996 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 590,618 number | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 602,611 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 616,082 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 631,184 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 648,244 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 667,681 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 685,656 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 705,894 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 727,833 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 750,604 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 773,921 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 794,258 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 814,556 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 836,140 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 861,011 number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 890,477 number | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 919,379 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 952,433 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 988,658 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1.03 million number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.07 million number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1.10 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1.25 million number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.28 million number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.43 million number | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.51 million number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.55 million number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.60 million number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.70 million number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 1.76 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.81 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 515,770 number | 479,608 number | 561,007 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 645,080 number | 574,996 number | 727,833 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 858,144 number | 750,604 number | 988,658 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.35 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million number | 1.43 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 1.87 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 479,608 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.