School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 6.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 6.3 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.96 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.04 years, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 191st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.04 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.1 years | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.18 years | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 3.5 years | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 3.76 years | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 4.08 years | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.35 years | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4.74 years | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 5.26 years | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 5.62 years | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 6.02 years | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 6.34 years | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6 years | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 6.77 years | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.93 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.29 years | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.44 years | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 7.71 years | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 7.96 years | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 7.76 years | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 7.56 years | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.4 years | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.83 years | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 6.03 years | -11.7% |
| 2024 | 6.3 years | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 years | 3.04 years | 3.04 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.18 years | 3.1 years | 5.62 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.08 years | 6.02 years | 7.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.83 years | 6.03 years | 7.56 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 6.3 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 years in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release