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
School age population, upper secondary education, female 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, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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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, 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.