School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 6.02 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso stood at 6.02 years.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.95 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.6 years, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.6 years | — |
| 2000 | 3.63 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.7 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.01 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 4.25 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 4.57 years | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 4.83 years | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.21 years | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 5.71 years | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 6.04 years | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 6.4 years | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 6.69 years | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 6.89 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.97 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.08 years | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.41 years | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 7.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 7.73 years | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 7.95 years | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 7.67 years | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 7.41 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 7.19 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 6.58 years | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 5.77 years | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 6.02 years | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6 years | 3.6 years | 3.6 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.66 years | 3.63 years | 6.04 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.23 years | 6.4 years | 7.95 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 years | 5.77 years | 7.41 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso was 6.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.95 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 years in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 193rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release