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 16.7% 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 16.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Burkina Faso peaked at 27.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2019.
That places Burkina Faso 96th 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 | 21.1% | — |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 26.5% | +14.6% |
| 2003 | 27.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 26.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 23.8% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 20.9% | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | +20.5% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 20.9% | 27.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 8.5% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 9.1% | 16.7% | 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 16.7% 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 27.4% 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 8.5% in 2019.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th 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 up 14.2%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release