Start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Start month of the academic school year was 10 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 221 countries
All-time high
10
in 1997
All-time low
10
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso peaked at 10 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10, in 1997.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 1 Benin 10 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 10 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 compare
- 1 Congo 10 compare
- 1 Comoros 10 compare
- 1 Germany 10 compare
- 1 Gabon 10 compare
- 1 Guinea 10 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 1 Haiti 10 compare
- 1 Cambodia 10 compare
- 1 Lebanon 10 compare
- 1 Madagascar 10 compare
- 1 Mali 10 compare
- 1 Niger 10 compare
- 1 Senegal 10 compare
- 1 Somalia 10 compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
- 1 Chad 10 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 10 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso?
- Start month of the academic school year in Burkina Faso was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1997.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 1997.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release