Education in Burkina Faso

2,601 indicators covering education for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 9th
End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 77th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 41,991 2024 down 7.3% 24th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 1 modelled data 2025 down 4.8% 67th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 1.4% 2018 down 60.9% 97th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 1.7% 2018 down 58.3% 99th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.2% 2023 up 332.3% 99th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 38.2% 2024 down 6.6% 193rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 64.3% 104th
Persistence to grade 5, female 47.8% 2022 down 43.9% 145th
Persistence to grade 5, male 39.4% 2022 down 48.6% 145th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 62.6% 2024 down 9.2% 195th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 43.2% 2024 up 10.5% 190th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 33.4% 2024 down 21.8% 194th
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.23 GPIA 2024 up 34.0% 6th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 1.7% 2023 down 47.2% 124th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 down 64.3% 108th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 4.2% 2023 down 31.7% 128th
School enrollment, secondary 31.0% 2018 up 109.9% 142nd
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 4.40 million 2019 up 35.2% 10th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 6.3 years 2024 down 9.1% 191st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 65.2% 2024 down 3.3% 191st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 12.8% 6th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 60.1% 2024 down 14.8% 197th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 4,819 2024 down 45.9% 45th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 4,880 2024 down 46.1% 48th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 98.5% 2024 down 0.4% 153rd
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 1.96 million 2025 up 5.7% 51st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 3.62 million 2019 up 47.0% 6th
School age population, early childhood education, female 966,247 2025 up 5.7% 51st
School age population, early childhood education, male 995,523 2025 up 5.7% 51st
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes 8.02 million 2019 up 40.3% 9th
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female 55.0% 2019 down 3.5% 43rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 29,067 2024 down 9.4% 30th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 17.6% 2024 up 40.8% 190th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 154,147 2024 down 1.9% 20th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 6.02 years 2024 down 14.9% 193rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 6.59 years 2024 down 2.7% 187th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.09 GPIA 2024 up 13.5% 7th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 3.7% 2023 down 48.6% 61st
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational pr 2.4% 2019 down 56.3% 151st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocatio 8.5% 2019 down 59.1% 115th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 18.3% 2024 up 86.2% 188th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPI 2024 up 65.4% 76th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 17.0% 2024 up 12.0% 190th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 3 years 2025 unchanged 104th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.5% 2024 up 88.8% 41st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 0.7% 2024 down 11.8% 53rd
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 97.5% 2024 down 1.2% 156th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 44.0% 2024 down 5.2% 188th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.3% 2024 up 0.1% 147th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 25,817 2024 down 1.5% 26th
Progression to secondary school, male 80.8% 2017 up 8.8% 132nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 83.3% 2024 down 2.4% 97th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 132,569 number 2019 up 178.6% 108th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 1.5% 2024 up 39.5% 53rd
School enrollment, secondary, female 31.7% 2018 up 153.4% 139th
School enrollment, secondary, male 30.3% 2018 up 78.7% 143rd