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 2.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso stood at 2.5%.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2018.
That places Burkina Faso 41st out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 3.2% | — |
| 2000 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +39.1% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.5% | 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 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 2.5% 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 3.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 41st out of 83 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 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release