School enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School enrollment, tertiary, female was 8.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso stood at 8.5%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 169.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 8.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1972.
That places Burkina Faso 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +53.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +97.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +38.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +92.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +21.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +25.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +50.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +53.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +96.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.2% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 5.4% | 8.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Burkina Faso was 8.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 156th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.