Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso is 37.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 56.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 1983.
That places Burkina Faso 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 9.3% | — |
| 1989 | 14.7% | +58.3% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +60.5% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | -24.1% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +46.3% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 50.2% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 47.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 40.9% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.0% | 9.3% | 14.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 17.9% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 48.5% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 37.0% | 49.1% | 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Burkina Faso was 37.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 1983.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 158th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release