Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 99.3% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 147th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 94.0% | — |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 94.3% | 98.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 5 |
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 all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 147th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release