Share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of students from abroad was 1.89 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso stood at 1.89.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.59 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.45, in 2014.
Burkina Faso ranks 96th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.15 | — |
| 2011 | 3.59 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 2.96 | -17.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 2.76 | +90.9% |
| 2016 | 2.97 | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 3.11 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.72 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 2.28 | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 2.05 | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.91 | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.76 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.86 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 1.89 | +1.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.89 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.38, 1.4× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.89 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.61, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +90.9% | 1.45 | 2.76 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.15 | 3.15 | 3.15 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 1.45 | 3.59 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.76 | 2.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso?
- Share of students from abroad in Burkina Faso was 1.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students from abroad recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of students from abroad recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of students from abroad?
- Burkina Faso ranks 96th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of students from abroad rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students from abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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