Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes was 3,021 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 2005–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 3,021 number.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 3,283 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 880 number, in 2005.
That places Burkina Faso 86th out of 127 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 880 number | — |
| 2011 | 2,187 number | +148.5% |
| 2012 | 2,040 number | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 2,154 number | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 1,175 number | -45.5% |
| 2015 | 2,306 number | +96.3% |
| 2016 | 2,816 number | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 3,283 number | +16.6% |
| 2018 | 3,198 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3,021 number | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 880 number | 880 number | 880 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,464 number | 1,175 number | 3,283 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 83 Oman 3,384 number compare
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- 87 Philippines 2,665 number
- 88 Rwanda 2,624 number compare
- 89 Honduras 2,516 number compare
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 3,021 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3,283 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 880 number in 2005.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 127 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.