Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 23.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 23.7% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 33.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2001.
That places Burkina Faso 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.5% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | +19.7% |
| 2004 | 7.8% | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 28.7% | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.7% | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | -8.9% |
| 2024 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 18.2% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 23.7% | 32.1% | 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 23.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 179th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release