Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre was 4.58 units per square kilometre in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
4.58 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
120th
of 203 countries
All-time high
4.58 units per square kilometre
in 2018
All-time low
0.0322 units per square kilometre
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018

0123451971199420181971: 0.032 units per square kilometre1972: 0.033 units per square kilometre1973: 0.037 units per square kilometre1974: 0.044 units per square kilometre1975: 0.046 units per square kilometre1976: 0.048 units per square kilometre1977: 0.055 units per square kilometre1978: 0.059 units per square kilometre1979: 0.064 units per square kilometre1980: 0.075 units per square kilometre1981: 0.086 units per square kilometre1982: 0.092 units per square kilometre1983: 0.101 units per square kilometre1984: 0.115 units per square kilometre1985: 0.144 units per square kilometre1986: 0.179 units per square kilometre1987: 0.212 units per square kilometre1988: 0.246 units per square kilometre1989: 0.287 units per square kilometre1990: 0.308 units per square kilometre1991: 0.335 units per square kilometre1992: 0.355 units per square kilometre1993: 0.391 units per square kilometre1994: 0.424 units per square kilometre1999: 0.585 units per square kilometre2000: 0.638 units per square kilometre2001: 0.665 units per square kilometre2003: 0.799 units per square kilometre2004: 0.9 units per square kilometre2005: 0.998 units per square kilometre2006: 1.1 units per square kilometre2007: 1.2 units per square kilometre2008: 1.5 units per square kilometre2009: 1.6 units per square kilometre2010: 1.9 units per square kilometre2011: 2.1 units per square kilometre2012: 2.4 units per square kilometre2013: 2.7 units per square kilometre2014: 3 units per square kilometre2015: 3.4 units per square kilometre2016: 3.8 units per square kilometre2017: 4.1 units per square kilometre2018: 4.6 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 4.58 units per square kilometre for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 214.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.58 units per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 units per square kilometre, in 1971.

Burkina Faso ranks 120th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2018.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1971 0.0322 units per square kilometre
1972 0.0329 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1973 0.037 units per square kilometre +12.5%
1974 0.0437 units per square kilometre +18.1%
1975 0.0464 units per square kilometre +6.1%
1976 0.0481 units per square kilometre +3.8%
1977 0.0547 units per square kilometre +13.6%
1978 0.0589 units per square kilometre +7.8%
1979 0.0636 units per square kilometre +7.9%
1980 0.075 units per square kilometre +18.0%
1981 0.0856 units per square kilometre +14.1%
1982 0.0924 units per square kilometre +7.9%
1983 0.1009 units per square kilometre +9.3%
1984 0.115 units per square kilometre +14.0%
1985 0.1439 units per square kilometre +25.1%
1986 0.1789 units per square kilometre +24.3%
1987 0.2118 units per square kilometre +18.4%
1988 0.2459 units per square kilometre +16.1%
1989 0.2874 units per square kilometre +16.9%
1990 0.3079 units per square kilometre +7.1%
1991 0.3353 units per square kilometre +8.9%
1992 0.3552 units per square kilometre +5.9%
1993 0.3912 units per square kilometre +10.1%
1994 0.4241 units per square kilometre +8.4%
1999 0.5851 units per square kilometre +38.0%
2000 0.6378 units per square kilometre +9.0%
2001 0.6648 units per square kilometre +4.2%
2003 0.7986 units per square kilometre +20.1%
2004 0.8997 units per square kilometre +12.7%
2005 0.9977 units per square kilometre +10.9%
2006 1.08 units per square kilometre +8.7%
2007 1.2 units per square kilometre +10.5%
2008 1.45 units per square kilometre +21.4%
2009 1.61 units per square kilometre +11.0%
2010 1.87 units per square kilometre +15.8%
2011 2.11 units per square kilometre +13.0%
2012 2.37 units per square kilometre +12.2%
2013 2.68 units per square kilometre +12.9%
2014 2.97 units per square kilometre +11.0%
2015 3.42 units per square kilometre +15.0%
2016 3.76 units per square kilometre +9.9%
2017 4.14 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2018 4.58 units per square kilometre +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0464 units per square kilometre 0.0322 units per square kilometre 0.0636 units per square kilometre 9
1980s 0.1537 units per square kilometre 0.075 units per square kilometre 0.2874 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.3998 units per square kilometre 0.3079 units per square kilometre 0.5851 units per square kilometre 6
2000s 1.04 units per square kilometre 0.6378 units per square kilometre 1.61 units per square kilometre 9
2010s 3.1 units per square kilometre 1.87 units per square kilometre 4.58 units per square kilometre 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 117 Romania 4.73 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 118 Afghanistan 4.66 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 119 North Macedonia 4.59 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 121 Iraq 4.5 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 122 Ethiopia 4.4 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 123 Lesotho 4.4 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso?
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 4.58 units per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 4.58 units per square kilometre in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 units per square kilometre in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre?
Burkina Faso ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 214.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,094 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, general pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.