Education in Burkina Faso

2,612 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.2% 2024 up 10.4% 9th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 45.2% 2024 down 6.5% 171st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 4,529 number 2019 down 34.3% 57th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 2,884 millions 2018 up 148.2% 95th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 54.9% 2024 up 27.8% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.2% 2024 up 56.5% 7th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 45.1% 2024 down 21.0% 169th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 225.4 millions 2016 up 480.7% 94th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 13.6% 2023 down 32.5% 25th
Repetition rate in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education 13.8% 2023 down 37.4% 21st
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 43.4% 2022 down 46.2% 161st
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 49.7% 2024 up 48.5% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 96.5% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 50.3% 2024 down 24.4% 97th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 14,728 number 2019 up 11.3% 33rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 9,434 number 2019 down 25.0% 41st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 17,039 number 2019 up 13.2% 26th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 67.2% 2024 up 43.2% 88th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in secondary education 25.83 headcount basis 2024 down 55.3% 26th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 17.3% 2024 up 88.6% 107th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 66.1% 2024 down 13.6% 64th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 0.262 GPIA 2024 up 118.2% 97th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 66,541 number 2019 up 123.6% 12th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 48.5% 2024 down 4.6% 106th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.9% 2024 down 8.8% 106th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 51.5% 2024 up 4.7% 67th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.9244 GPIA 2024 down 12.7% 75th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 2.10 million 2024 up 59.6% 6th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.89 million 2024 up 38.4% 9th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 52.1% 2024 up 18.7% 3rd
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 48.2% 2024 up 3.3% 4th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 3.07 millions 2016 up 526.8% 126th
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.6% 2018 down 58.7% 26th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 2.5% 2023 down 53.5% 63rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 0.6414 GPIA 2024 down 50.8% 103rd
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 68.1% 2024 up 37.0% 86th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 67.0% 2024 up 44.4% 79th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1.31 million 2024 up 42.3% 8th
Proportion of schools with basic drinking water services 62.81 2023 up 26.2% 127th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 1.02 GPIA 2024 down 4.7% 36th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 1.46 million 2024 up 65.2% 6th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 2.3% 2023 down 57.8% 55th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 14.5% 2024 up 7.1% 59th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 14.4% 2024 up 27.5% 65th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 14.7% 2024 down 9.7% 57th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 9.38 2023 up 459.7% 45th
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in lower secondary education 28.85 headcount basis 2024 down 28.0% 25th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 37.7% 2024 up 25.3% 98th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 37.6% 2024 up 1.6% 98th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 68.0% 2024 up 16.8% 71st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 37.4% 2024 down 18.7% 98th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 41.9% 2024 up 7.0% 7th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9221 GPIA 2024 down 13.3% 96th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 68.9% 2024 up 19.3% 67th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in 67.8% 2024 up 16.3% 65th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 45.4% 2024 up 24.0% 4th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 17.6% 2023 down 31.9% 14th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st