Education in Burkina Faso

2,626 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified 52.4% 2024 up 26.6% 83rd
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 38.4% 2012 up 37.7% 67th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 0.6% 2012 up 61.3% 67th
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 61.6% 2012 down 14.6% 28th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 0.1384 LPIA 2024 up 97.5% 90th
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, male 26.0% 2023 down 37.4% 7th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.2774 GPIA 2024 down 53.3% 71st
Repetition rate in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education 28.0% 2023 down 40.5% 6th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) -1,444 2023 down 92.5% 70th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.5111 GPIA 2021 up 37.5% 92nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 0.765 GPIA 2021 up 82.6% 89th
Literacy rate of young men vs. women 65.5% 2022 up 39.2% 92nd
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound) -1.6% 2023 up 47.1% 71st
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are trained 56.8% 2024 up 63.9% 85th
Initial private expenditure on education (household) as a percentage 0.5% 2018 down 45.4% 53rd
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, female 5.1% 2023 up 2.8% 9th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 30.6% 2021 up 182.1% 78th
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male 12.0% 2023 up 84.5% 8th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.4096 LPIA 2021 up 194.3% 80th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.5814 GPIA 2024 up 6.6% 52nd
Adjusted location parity index for completion rate, by sex, wealth 0.4096 2021 up 194.3% 75th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 0.2399 LPIA 2021 up 998.2% 78th
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2021 up 15.3% 13th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 7.3% 2021 up 2,997.9% 76th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.6229 2024 up 54.7% 44th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 9.1% 2024 82nd
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 62.1% 2016 up 73.6% 48th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 16.1% 2015 down 51.6% 58th
Number of attacks on students, personnel and institutions 12 2024 27th
Youth/adult literacy rate 62.8% 2022 up 25.4% 55th
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate 0.93 2022 up 20.8% 50th
Literacy rate vs. GDP per capita 41.6% 2023 up 20.1% 84th
Literacy rates among adults 41.6% 2023 up 20.1% 84th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 6.6% 2024 82nd
Literacy rates of older vs. younger population 16.1% 2023 up 91.4% 82nd
Adjusted gender parity index for the proportion of teachers with the 1.0% 2024 up 2.5% 19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.0% 2019 44th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 78,510 number 2019 up 148.9% 5th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 4.3% 2024 83rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.4756 GPIA 2024 up 108.3% 81st
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified 18.5% 2024 up 11.4% 80th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.8% 2023 83rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.5% 2023 82nd
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 16.4% 2016 down 15.0% 23rd
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, female 5.3% 2021 up 7,859.7% 74th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 0.0381 GPIA 2020 down 80.6% 93rd
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 0.8% 2024 75th
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 0.3553 LPIA 2021 up 53.0% 82nd
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index 0.6746 LPIA 2021 up 89.8% 66th
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity 0.4261 GPIA 2023 down 44.3% 17th
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 0.8% 2024 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent 1.2% 2024 72nd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.0923 LPIA 2023 up 534.0% 82nd
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.0816 LPIA 2023 up 621.7% 81st
Educational attainment, at least Master's or equivalent, population 1.2% 2024 71st
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary 1.3% 2023 75th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.1% 2022 80th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, female 77.7% 2022 up 33.6% 76th
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 0.3067 GPIA 2022 up 226.6% 78th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.732 GPIA 2022 down 35.9% 68th