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 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 13.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso peaked at 40.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 95th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 34.6% | — |
| 2000 | 36.0% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 27.0% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 14.6% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +16.5% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 29.2% | 40.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 8.1% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 13.1% | 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 13.1% 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 40.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 95th out of 168 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 26.9%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release