School age population, tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, tertiary education, female was 919,524 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso is 919,524 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 919,524 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 237,101 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 237,101 number | — |
| 1971 | 241,129 number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 244,218 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 248,371 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 253,448 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 259,213 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 265,597 number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 270,693 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 276,375 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 282,655 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 289,562 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 297,180 number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 303,296 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 310,116 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 317,672 number | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 326,073 number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 335,478 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 344,346 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 354,280 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 364,981 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 376,005 number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 387,186 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 397,101 number | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 406,980 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 417,454 number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 429,493 number | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 443,711 number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 457,938 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 474,213 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 492,008 number | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 510,536 number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 529,370 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 546,547 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 564,258 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 582,271 number | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 600,318 number | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 618,329 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 634,199 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 650,014 number | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 666,172 number | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 705,942 number | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 726,074 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 745,662 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 767,021 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 789,787 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 813,747 number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 839,070 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 864,778 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 891,549 number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 919,524 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 257,880 number | 237,101 number | 282,655 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 324,298 number | 289,562 number | 364,981 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 428,209 number | 376,005 number | 492,008 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 590,201 number | 510,536 number | 666,172 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 806,315 number | 705,942 number | 919,524 number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Burkina Faso was 919,524 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 919,524 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 237,101 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.