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 79.6% 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
Burkina Faso recorded 79.6% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso peaked at 91.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2024.
Burkina Faso ranks 98th of 188 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 | 85.0% | — |
| 2000 | 83.1% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 84.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 81.4% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 79.7% | 84.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 84.8% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.0% | 79.6% | 90.2% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso was 79.6% 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 91.1% 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 79.6% in 2024.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 98th out of 188 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 9.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release