Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 4.19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.19
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
22nd
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.26
in 1981
All-time low
4.19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burkina Faso, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.19 for womens educational attainment vs fertility in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burkina Faso peaked at 7.26 in 1981 and was at its lowest, 4.19, in 2023.
That places Burkina Faso 22nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.82 | — |
| 1951 | 5.87 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 5.93 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 5.97 | +0.8% |
| 1954 | 6.01 | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 6.05 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 6.09 | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 6.13 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 6.17 | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 6.22 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 6.25 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 6.29 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 6.32 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 6.36 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 6.42 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 6.47 | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 6.53 | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.58 | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 6.64 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 6.66 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.68 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 6.7 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.72 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.77 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 6.84 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 6.91 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6.95 | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 7.05 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 7.15 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.19 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 7.22 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 7.26 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 7.25 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.25 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.25 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.24 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 7.22 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.17 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 7.11 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 7.05 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 7.01 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.97 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.94 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 6.89 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 6.84 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.81 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 6.78 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6.72 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 6.66 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.59 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 6.52 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.43 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.34 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 6.28 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.22 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.18 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.17 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 6.11 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.05 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 5.99 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.94 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 5.87 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.79 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.59 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.48 | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.33 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 5.17 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 4.92 | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.68 | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 4.44 | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 4.36 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 4.28 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.19 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.03 | 5.82 | 6.22 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.45 | 6.25 | 6.66 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.9 | 6.68 | 7.19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.2 | 7.05 | 7.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.82 | 6.59 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.23 | 5.99 | 6.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.45 | 4.68 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.32 | 4.19 | 4.44 | 4 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 77.17 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burkina Faso?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burkina Faso was 4.19 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7.26 in 1981.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Burkina Faso ranks 22nd out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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