Education in Burkina Faso

2,601 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 up 216.9% 53rd
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 28.2% 2024 up 62.7% 42nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 1,454.2% 88th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 67.1% 2023 up 52.5% 93rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.1% 2023 down 3.9% 29th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 150th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 0.9858 GPI 2019 up 11.4% 140th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 21 2023 down 4.5% 98th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 21 2023 down 4.5% 89th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 747.5% 152nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 0.5% 2023 up 34.0% 181st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.2% 2023 up 3.6% 172nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 159th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 30.0% 138th
Female teachers 50.07 2024 up 20.2% 175th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 30.0% 143rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.4871 GPIA 2024 down 48.2% 165th
Share of students studying abroad 3.84 2023 down 35.7% 112th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female 1.14 million 2019 up 14.9% 4th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, male 1.00 million 2019 up 24.1% 4th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, both sexes 2.14 million 2019 up 19.0% 4th
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female 53.0% 2019 down 3.6% 19th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 3,788 2024 down 48.7% 76th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 10 2025 unchanged 1st
End month of the academic school year 6 2025 down 14.3% 99th
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.58 million number 2019 up 80.1% 47th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 32.7% 2024 up 46.5% 176th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 23.2% 2024 down 10.4% 187th
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general 1.29 GPIA 2024 up 49.6% 4th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.5% 2018 down 59.5% 101st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 21,031 2024 down 19.6% 41st
Over-age students, primary 15.8% 2018 up 97.6% 33rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 9,587 2024 down 43.0% 55th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 21,189 2024 down 27.2% 39th
Secondary education, teachers 18.4% 2024 up 11.9% 183rd
School enrollment, primary, female 77.7% 2018 up 39.9% 145th
School enrollment, primary, male 79.6% 2018 up 23.8% 141st
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 68th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 60th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 79.4% 2024 down 1.1% 29th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in 1.23 GPI 2018 up 21.8% 4th
Over-age students, primary, male 15.5% 2018 up 86.6% 36th
Over-age students, primary, female 16.1% 2018 up 111.4% 29th
Secondary net enrollment gpi 1.17 2024 up 20.6% 7th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 401,763 number 2019 up 35.3% 57th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 197,397 number 2019 up 34.8% 56th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 204,366 number 2019 up 35.8% 57th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 119th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 5.7% 2018 down 33.3% 52nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 54.9% 2019 up 51.2% 154th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9896 GPI 2019 up 17.1% 124th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 55.4% 2019 up 29.1% 161st
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 9,699 2024 down 46.0% 46th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 53.6% 2019 up 97.3% 170th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1,685 2024 down 47.9% 72nd
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 73.6% 2018 down 13.7% 161st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 2,103 2024 down 49.3% 75th