Education in Burkina Faso

2,759 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 2024 up 120.6% 77th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 2024 down 40.9% 40th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 2024 up 118.8% 102nd
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 2024 up 107.0% 104th
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million 2024 up 41.3% 65th
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million 2024 up 18.3% 49th
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 58.4% 8th
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.7% 24th
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person 2024 down 8.4% 48th
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million 2024 up 18.3% 49th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 58.4% 8th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 28.7% 24th
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1303 units per person 2024 down 8.4% 48th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million 2024 up 22.0% 49th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 43.1% 9th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0651 units per person 2024 down 5.6% 44th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.54 million 2024 up 14.8% 53rd
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 75.2% 8th
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0652 units per person 2024 down 11.1% 53rd
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million 2024 up 41.3% 65th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.8% 140th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 2024 up 57.4% 61st
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.1% 20th
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 649,886 2024 up 68.8% 62nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.9% 91st
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 2024 up 18.1% 72nd
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 117.7% 179th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 2024 up 112.8% 105th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year 2024 up 10.0% 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,902 2024 up 177.8% 90th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 72.3% 92nd
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 2024 up 89.2% 71st
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 2024 up 34.7% 42nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 2024 up 263.9% 102nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.8% 43rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 130,920 2024 up 137.1% 80th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 111.7% 125th
Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year 2025 down 0.5% 16th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year 2024 down 0.5% 101st
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 2024 up 57.4% 61st
Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Population ages 15-64 56.1% 2025 up 8.1% 199th
Population ages 0-14 41.2% 2025 down 9.5% 15th
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years 2025 unchanged 30th
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0505 units per person 2024 up 9.4% 189th
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.5% 23rd
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 30.8% 25th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), gaps filled 52,751 2024 down 41.6% 46th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), gaps 52,688 2024 down 40.1% 37th