Education in Burkina Faso 2,601 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Progression to secondary school 80.1% 2017 up 8.8% 141st Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 1.2% 2023 up 61.5% 27th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 3.9% 2018 down 58.7% 57th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 56.5% 2019 up 137.8% 165th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 50.8% 2019 up 66.8% 173rd Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2019 up 42.6% 12th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 79.3% 2018 up 30.1% 163rd Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 6.44 million 2025 up 30.4% 41st Population of compulsory school age, female 3.17 million 2025 up 30.3% 40th Population of compulsory school age, male 3.27 million 2025 up 30.5% 41st Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 909,592 2024 up 30.1% 58th Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 1.0% 2023 down 51.0% 29th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.1% 2024 up 66.3% 130th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 502,857 2025 up 38.0% 54th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 248,308 2025 up 37.4% 55th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 254,549 2025 up 38.5% 54th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 506,803 2024 up 53.7% 55th Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.9% 2024 up 33.6% 131st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 1.4% 2024 up 96.1% 130th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 9,225 2024 down 16.8% 40th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 4,278 2024 down 41.1% 53rd Trained teachers in primary education, female 95.2% 2024 up 6.1% 64th Trained teachers in primary education, male 86.7% 2024 up 4.6% 79th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 11,806 2024 down 21.7% 42nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 5,309 2024 down 44.5% 53rd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 402,789 2024 up 9.0% 62nd Education spending 5.33 2023 up 30.5% 45th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 22.8% 2019 up 128.1% 174th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 9,598 2024 down 27.4% 38th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 11,591 2024 down 27.0% 39th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 677.6% 66th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 54.2% 2025 up 22.1% 7th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 50.3% 2025 up 12.8% 11th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 57.9% 2025 up 31.3% 3rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 68.9% 2025 down 3.6% 14th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 66.6% 2025 down 9.9% 17th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 71.0% 2025 up 2.7% 8th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 36.9% 2025 up 12.2% 10th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 36.9% 2025 up 9.2% 10th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 36.8% 2025 up 15.0% 10th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.938 modelled data 2025 down 11.9% 90th Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 279,840 2024 up 96.0% 85th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6325 GPIA 2024 down 31.9% 112th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.3% 2023 up 30.5% 45th Primary education, pupils 48.7% 2018 up 6.8% 85th Inequality in education 0.4607 2023 up 19.2% 9th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 7.7% 2018 down 39.3% 40th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 20.2% 2019 up 165.3% 175th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 25.4% 2019 up 105.7% 174th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 0.7941 GPI 2019 up 29.0% 163rd Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 143,083 2024 up 158.5% 84th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8687 modelled data 2025 down 14.1% 125th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 99th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 10 2025 unchanged 128th End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 100.0% 139th Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 136,757 2024 up 56.5% 89th Tertiary education, academic staff 9.6% 2024 up 11.1% 163rd ← Previous Page 8 of 44 Next →