Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.4871 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4871 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
166th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.51 GPIA
in 1985
All-time low
0.4666 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
40
1971–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.4871 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.51 GPIA in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.4666 GPIA, in 2023.
Burkina Faso ranks 166th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.46 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 1.33 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 1.36 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.18 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 1975 | 1.24 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 1.16 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7083 GPIA | -39.0% |
| 1979 | 1.18 GPIA | +66.9% |
| 1980 | 1.22 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.41 GPIA | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 1.27 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 1984 | 1.4 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.51 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 1.5 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.46 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.42 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 1.38 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.34 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.31 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.28 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.24 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.24 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.18 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.09 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9397 GPIA | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8895 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8313 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7519 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6674 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.603 GPIA | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5684 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5248 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4831 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4666 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4871 GPIA | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2 GPIA | 0.7083 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.51 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.46 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 1.46 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 1.42 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.915 GPIA | 0.603 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.506 GPIA | 0.4666 GPIA | 0.5684 GPIA | 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational in Burkina Faso?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Burkina Faso was 0.4871 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 GPIA in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4666 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Burkina Faso ranks 166th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. 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 secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release