Years of schooling in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Years of schooling was 2.27 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
2.27
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
190th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2.27
in 2021
All-time low
0.98
in 2007
Years of data
19
2005β2023
Years of schooling in Burkina Faso, 2005β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 2.27 for years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, years of schooling in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.98, in 2007.
Burkina Faso ranks 190th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.98 | 1.34 | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.48 | 1.11 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.25 | 2.18 | 2.27 | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is years of schooling in Burkina Faso?
- Years of schooling in Burkina Faso was 2.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest years of schooling recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest years of schooling recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 in 2007.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for years of schooling?
- Burkina Faso ranks 190th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is years of schooling rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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