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 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
96.6%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
89th
of 217 countries
All-time high
98.2%
in 2018
All-time low
73.4%
in 1971
Years of data
41
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
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso stood at 96.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso peaked at 98.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 89th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 73.4% | — |
| 1972 | 74.3% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 77.7% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 80.5% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 78.3% | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 86.6% | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 80.4% | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 78.7% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 82.7% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 73.5% | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 83.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 84.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 87.1% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 89.9% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 89.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 90.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.7% | 73.4% | 86.6% | 8 |
| 1980s | 81.6% | 73.5% | 87.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 89.6% | 89.4% | 89.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 88.7% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.5% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 86 Russian Federation 96.7% compare
- 87 Benin 96.6% compare
- 88 Sri Lanka 96.6% compare
- 90 San Marino 96.5% compare
- 91 British Virgin Islands 96.5% compare
- 92 Bangladesh 96.4% 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 96.6% 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 98.2% 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 73.4% in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th out of 217 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 0.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release