Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 83.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso is 83.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso peaked at 91.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 97th of 190 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 78.9% | — |
| 2000 | 76.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 73.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 79.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 87.6% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 84.9% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 83.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9% | 78.9% | 78.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 72.6% | 79.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.0% | 80.4% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 83.3% | 90.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 649,886 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso was 83.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 97th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 upper 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