School enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School enrollment, secondary, private was 41.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso is 41.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 22nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.1% | — |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 38.8% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 43.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 42.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 41.2% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 34.2% | 42.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 38.8% | 41.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 41.2% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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 enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Burkina Faso was 41.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.