Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 1.14 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Burkina Faso, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.14 million for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.14 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 518,204, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 4th out of 58 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 518,204 | — |
| 1991 | 741,667 | +43.1% |
| 1996 | 874,010 | +17.8% |
| 2003 | 992,066 | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 1.03 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 989,014 | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 974,765 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 889,110 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 518,204 | 518,204 | 518,204 | 1 |
| 1990s | 807,838 | 741,667 | 874,010 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 million | 989,014 | 1.06 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million | 889,110 | 1.14 million | 3 |
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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 illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Burkina Faso?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Burkina Faso was 1.14 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 518,204 in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. 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 Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release