Secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Secondary education, pupils was 49.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
49.1%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
93rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
49.1%
in 2018
All-time low
27.7%
in 1972
Years of data
35
1971–2018

Secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018

010203040501971199420181971: 28 % female1972: 27.7 % female1973: 29.4 % female1974: 30 % female1975: 30.7 % female1976: 31.6 % female1977: 29.2 % female1979: 32.7 % female1980: 36.2 % female1981: 33.5 % female1982: 35.2 % female1983: 33.6 % female1984: 34.3 % female1985: 35 % female1986: 33.6 % female1994: 35.2 % female1999: 37.5 % female2000: 39 % female2001: 39.2 % female2003: 39.9 % female2004: 40.3 % female2005: 40.7 % female2006: 41.3 % female2007: 41.6 % female2008: 41.8 % female2009: 41.9 % female2010: 42.5 % female2011: 43 % female2012: 43.9 % female2013: 45 % female2014: 45.7 % female2015: 47.1 % female2016: 47.8 % female2017: 48.4 % female2018: 49.1 % female

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso is 49.1%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso peaked at 49.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1972.

Burkina Faso ranks 93rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2018.
Year % female Change
1971 28.0%
1972 27.7% -1.2%
1973 29.4% +6.3%
1974 30.0% +2.1%
1975 30.7% +2.4%
1976 31.6% +2.7%
1977 29.2% -7.4%
1979 32.7% +12.0%
1980 36.2% +10.4%
1981 33.5% -7.4%
1982 35.2% +5.0%
1983 33.6% -4.3%
1984 34.3% +2.0%
1985 35.0% +2.0%
1986 33.6% -4.0%
1994 35.2% +4.7%
1999 37.5% +6.8%
2000 39.0% +3.8%
2001 39.2% +0.5%
2003 39.9% +2.0%
2004 40.3% +1.0%
2005 40.7% +1.0%
2006 41.3% +1.3%
2007 41.6% +0.7%
2008 41.8% +0.7%
2009 41.9% +0.2%
2010 42.5% +1.4%
2011 43.0% +1.2%
2012 43.9% +2.2%
2013 45.0% +2.3%
2014 45.7% +1.7%
2015 47.1% +2.9%
2016 47.8% +1.6%
2017 48.4% +1.2%
2018 49.1% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29.9% 27.7% 32.7% 8
1980s 34.5% 33.5% 36.2% 7
1990s 36.3% 35.2% 37.5% 2
2000s 40.6% 39.0% 41.9% 9
2010s 45.8% 42.5% 49.1% 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 90 Dominica 49.2% compare
  2. 91 Luxembourg 49.2% compare
  3. 92 Sierra Leone 49.1% compare
  4. 94 Israel 49.1% compare
  5. 95 Kyrgyzstan 49.0% compare
  6. 96 Slovakia 49.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso?
Secondary education, pupils in Burkina Faso was 49.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2018.
What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1972.
How does Burkina Faso rank for secondary education, pupils?
Burkina Faso ranks 93rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils (% female)
Unit
% female
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 7,958 data points, 1970–2019
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.