Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso stood at 40.7%.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 56.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1983.
Burkina Faso ranks 179th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 7.0% | — |
| 1989 | 11.5% | +63.5% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +68.9% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 25.3% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +51.0% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 50.4% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 46.1% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.0% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.1% | 29.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 44.6% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 40.7% | 51.3% | 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 total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 40.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1983.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 179th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. 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 net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release