School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 1.34 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso is 1.34 million number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.34 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 327,191 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 50th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 327,191 number | — |
| 1971 | 334,804 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 339,222 number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 345,295 number | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 353,299 number | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 363,180 number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 374,083 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 380,555 number | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 386,908 number | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 394,256 number | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 403,587 number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 415,055 number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 422,924 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 432,889 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 445,176 number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 459,752 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 475,578 number | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 487,125 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 498,289 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 510,142 number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 523,584 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 539,325 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 553,889 number | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 571,950 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 593,249 number | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 617,020 number | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 641,940 number | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 662,481 number | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 683,268 number | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 705,121 number | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 728,807 number | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 753,562 number | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 773,063 number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 791,683 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 810,733 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 831,403 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 854,098 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 874,066 number | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 896,609 number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 921,899 number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 982,922 number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 1.01 million number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.04 million number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 million number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.14 million number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.26 million number | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.34 million number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 359,879 number | 327,191 number | 394,256 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 455,052 number | 403,587 number | 510,142 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 609,183 number | 523,584 number | 705,121 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 823,592 number | 728,807 number | 921,899 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million number | 982,922 number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.34 million number | 1 |
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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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 1.34 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,191 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.