School age population, tertiary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, tertiary education, male was 948,662 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 948,662 number for school age population, tertiary education, male 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 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 948,662 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 242,507 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 242,507 number | — |
| 1971 | 246,290 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 247,982 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 250,276 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 253,396 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 257,607 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 263,182 number | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 267,117 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 272,191 number | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 278,352 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 285,434 number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 293,438 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 299,315 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 305,966 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 313,512 number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 322,171 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 332,203 number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 341,310 number | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 351,614 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 362,852 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 374,599 number | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 386,735 number | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 397,157 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 407,576 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 418,686 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 431,518 number | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 446,766 number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 461,441 number | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 478,220 number | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 496,650 number | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 516,001 number | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 535,940 number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 553,834 number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 572,418 number | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 591,465 number | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 610,688 number | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 630,026 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 646,678 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 663,357 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 680,476 number | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 723,508 number | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 744,991 number | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 765,545 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 787,928 number | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 811,838 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 837,138 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 864,071 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 890,961 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 919,084 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 948,662 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 257,890 number | 242,507 number | 278,352 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 320,782 number | 285,434 number | 362,852 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 429,935 number | 374,599 number | 496,650 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 600,088 number | 516,001 number | 680,476 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 829,373 number | 723,508 number | 948,662 number | 10 |
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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, tertiary education, male in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Burkina Faso was 948,662 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 948,662 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,507 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.