School age population, upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 655,960 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
655,960 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
51st
of 205 countries
All-time high
655,960 number
in 2020
All-time low
161,410 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso is 655,960 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 655,960 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 161,410 number, in 1970.

That places Burkina Faso 51st 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, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 161,410 number
1971 165,527 number +2.6%
1972 168,260 number +1.7%
1973 171,522 number +1.9%
1974 175,473 number +2.3%
1975 180,153 number +2.7%
1976 185,243 number +2.8%
1977 188,625 number +1.8%
1978 191,982 number +1.8%
1979 195,756 number +2.0%
1980 200,334 number +2.3%
1981 205,773 number +2.7%
1982 209,874 number +2.0%
1983 214,964 number +2.4%
1984 221,084 number +2.8%
1985 228,157 number +3.2%
1986 235,679 number +3.3%
1987 241,497 number +2.5%
1988 247,099 number +2.3%
1989 252,945 number +2.4%
1990 259,424 number +2.6%
1991 266,890 number +2.9%
1992 274,127 number +2.7%
1993 283,046 number +3.3%
1994 293,471 number +3.7%
1995 304,990 number +3.9%
1996 316,974 number +3.9%
1997 327,204 number +3.2%
1998 337,539 number +3.2%
1999 348,309 number +3.2%
2000 359,830 number +3.3%
2001 371,735 number +3.3%
2002 381,421 number +2.6%
2003 390,666 number +2.4%
2004 400,046 number +2.4%
2005 410,093 number +2.5%
2006 421,004 number +2.7%
2007 430,872 number +2.3%
2008 441,939 number +2.6%
2009 454,271 number +2.8%
2010 483,795 number +6.5%
2011 498,770 number +3.1%
2012 512,587 number +2.8%
2013 527,696 number +2.9%
2014 544,099 number +3.1%
2015 561,549 number +3.2%
2016 579,772 number +3.2%
2017 597,551 number +3.1%
2018 616,111 number +3.1%
2019 635,494 number +3.1%
2020 655,960 number +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 178,395 number 161,410 number 195,756 number 10
1980s 225,741 number 200,334 number 252,945 number 10
1990s 301,197 number 259,424 number 348,309 number 10
2000s 406,188 number 359,830 number 454,271 number 10
2010s 555,742 number 483,795 number 635,494 number 10
2020s 655,960 number 655,960 number 655,960 number 1

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  1. 48 Sri Lanka 679,759 number compare
  2. 49 Zimbabwe 667,629 number compare
  3. 50 Saudi Arabia 662,225 number compare
  4. 52 Spain 644,352 number compare
  5. 53 Mali 637,748 number compare
  6. 54 Zambia 637,057 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso was 655,960 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 655,960 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 161,410 number in 1970.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.