Education in Burkina Faso 2,601 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 16.7% 2024 up 14.2% 96th Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 65.7% 2024 down 0.8% 190th Government expenditure on education, US$ 872.14 millions 2018 up 180.3% 111th Progression to secondary school, female 79.5% 2017 up 9.1% 132nd Expenditure on tertiary education 13.7% 2015 up 42.6% 123rd Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.9% 2018 up 59.8% 49th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa 6,446 number 2018 up 73.4% 113th Literacy rate, youth female 67.1% 2023 up 52.5% 93rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.6% 2023 down 55.7% 123rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both 46.1% 2019 down 33.6% 8th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 21,487 2024 down 0.3% 22nd Children out of school, primary 1.36 million 2024 up 31.6% 11th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 1.36 million 2024 up 31.6% 11th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 20,504 2024 down 13.6% 27th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 34.3% 2024 up 1.6% 13th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 47,092 number 2019 up 276.6% 44th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 79.6% 2024 down 9.1% 98th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 86.9% 2024 up 5.9% 95th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 20.4% 2024 up 63.4% 93rd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 13.1% 2024 down 26.9% 95th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 46,345 2024 up 31.9% 47th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 85,561 2024 up 12.3% 15th Enrolment in secondary education, female 669,113 number 2019 up 241.3% 59th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2023 down 100.0% 168th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 22,212 2024 up 119.7% 72nd Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 17.4% 2019 up 9.8% 130th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 8,176 number 2019 up 313.3% 80th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 20.3% 2023 up 25.6% 17th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 68,586 2024 down 15.2% 23rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 8,643 2024 up 53.7% 83rd Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 18.6% 2024 up 16.6% 147th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 37,702 2024 up 27.7% 31st Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 17.9% 2024 up 3.6% 143rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 1,382 number 2019 up 85.8% 95th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 78.4% 2018 up 38.9% 145th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 3,966 2024 up 127.5% 91st Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 80.2% 2018 up 22.7% 143rd Teachers in upper secondary education, male 18,246 2024 up 118.0% 49th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 5.0% 2018 down 38.7% 44th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 6.4% 2018 down 28.6% 50th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 13,504 2024 down 19.0% 30th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 15,563 2024 up 0.9% 26th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 3.8% 2023 down 32.1% 63rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 3.7% 2023 down 47.4% 65th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 3.7% 2023 down 49.8% 50th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 14.6% 93rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 45.3% 2024 up 1.7% 178th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 42.7% 2024 down 11.5% 186th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 3,618 2023 up 54.9% 106th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 0 2023 — 163rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 367 2023 up 1,046.9% 117th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 8,463 2023 up 90.4% 112th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2019 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.9% 2023 down 52.7% 81st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 168th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 4,364 2024 up 208.4% 75th Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 924.09 millions 2018 up 148.2% 110th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 105th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 1,129 2024 up 390.9% 85th ← Previous Page 10 of 44 Next →