Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 0.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Burkina Faso, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.8% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.7% on the previous year and down 87.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Burkina Faso peaked at 6.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Burkina Faso ranks 120th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +1768.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -28.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -87.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +61.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -15.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.9%, 19% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.0%, 6% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.0% | 6.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 4.3% | 4 |
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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Burkina Faso?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Burkina Faso was 0.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Burkina Faso ranks 120th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).