Youth/adult literacy rate in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Youth/adult literacy rate was 62.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
62.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 68 countries
All-time high
62.8%
in 2022
All-time low
31.2%
in 2003
Years of data
9
2003–2022
Youth/adult literacy rate in Burkina Faso, 2003–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 62.8% for youth/adult literacy rate in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth/adult literacy rate in Burkina Faso peaked at 62.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.2%, in 2003.
That places Burkina Faso 66th out of 68 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth/adult literacy rate in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 31.2% | — |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 32.7% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +27.6% |
| 2018 | 58.9% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 47.0% | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.2% | 39.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 47.0% | 58.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.8% | 2 |
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 youth/adult literacy rate in Burkina Faso?
- Youth/adult literacy rate in Burkina Faso was 62.8% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.2% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 68 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Youth/adult literacy rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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