Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 94.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
94th
of 219 countries
All-time high
97.8%
in 2018
All-time low
80.5%
in 1972
Years of data
49
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 94.9% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso peaked at 97.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 1972.
That places Burkina Faso 94th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 82.1% | — |
| 1972 | 80.5% | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 83.4% | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 82.9% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 81.1% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 83.5% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 82.8% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 81.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 85.0% | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 80.5% | -5.4% |
| 1983 | 84.7% | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 87.5% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 89.8% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 91.4% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 92.5% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.9% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3% | 80.5% | 83.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.9% | 80.5% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 92.1% | 92.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 92.7% | 91.3% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 95.1% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.1% | 94.9% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 91 Bhutan 95.1% compare
- 92 United Arab Emirates 95.0% compare
- 93 Jordan 95.0% compare
- 95 South Africa 94.8% compare
- 96 Bahrain 94.7% compare
- 97 Russian Federation 94.7% compare
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 secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso was 94.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Burkina Faso ranks 94th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release