Reference Data in Burkina Faso

2,412 indicators covering reference data for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 851,122 number 2019 down 1.7% 5th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.29 million number 2019 up 2.8% 6th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 27,422 Hectares 2020 unchanged 67th
Share of arable land which is organic 1.96 percent 2023 up 1,407.7% 65th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 1.21 million number 2019 down 12.2% 9th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 37.6% 2019 down 32.2% 8th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 0.9443 GPIA 2019 down 12.5% 61st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 54.1% 2019 down 28.9% 7th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9728 GPIA 2019 down 15.1% 73rd
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 30.3% 2019 down 41.8% 9th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 31.1% 2019 down 29.9% 7th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 52.5% 2019 down 33.7% 9th
Tobacco production 754.22 tonnes 2024 down 15.7% 94th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper 55.6% 2019 down 23.8% 4th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 37.1% 2019 down 37.2% 8th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.9747 GPIA 2019 down 13.0% 58th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 38.0% 2019 down 26.8% 7th
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 10 2019 up 11.1% 118th
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2019 down 100.0% 92nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 79.6% 2019 up 34.0% 171st
Rice production 513,234 tonnes 2024 up 47.7% 49th
Rice production by region 513,234 tonnes 2024 up 47.7% 49th
End of the academic school year 2,019 tertiary education 2019 up 0.5% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 8.1 years 2019 up 40.3% 152nd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both 0.8% 2019 down 6.8% 115th
Start month of the academic school year 10 tertiary education 2019 unchanged 5th
End month of the academic school year 7 tertiary education 2019 unchanged 78th
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 6.4% 2018 down 43.7% 52nd
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 6.4% 2018 down 45.2% 42nd
Orange production 634.24 tonnes 2024 up 5.2% 110th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, male 1.0% 2019 up 11.0% 113th
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female 0.6% 2019 down 25.5% 116th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 78.8% 2019 up 23.9% 173rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 1.02 GPI 2019 up 17.8% 22nd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 80.6% 2019 up 46.0% 166th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity 1.03 GPI 2019 up 19.3% 16th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male 7.98 years 2019 up 29.1% 157th
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 8.22 years 2019 up 54.0% 143rd
Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.6605 GPIA 2019 down 32.8% 90th
Government spending on education overall vs. primary education 5.3% 2023 up 30.5% 46th
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 167,589 number 2019 up 190.3% 77th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 872.14 millions 2018 up 180.7% 101st
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 99.3% 2019 up 1.1% 140th
Military spending as a share of government spending 13.2% 2025 up 115.1% 25th
Share of children who have anemia 76.6% 2019 down 12.1% 3rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 27 - Origin and 0.0108 Percentage of GDP 2019 down 24.1% 36th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both 20.8% 2018 down 17.6% 14th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 91.5% 2019 up 15.6% 64th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region 3.66 million hectares 2025 up 121.7% 20th
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes 53.9% 2019 up 76.3% 143rd
Statistical performance indicator 76.37 2024 up 54.4% 75th
Rule of Law - Number of sources 15 2024 down 6.2% 15th
Rule of Law - Standard error of the governance estimate 0.1405 2024 up 6.0% 186th
Rule of Law - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 45.7% 2024 down 10.8% 160th
Rule of Law - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the 37.8% 2024 down 13.6% 158th
Rule of Law - Governance score 41.75 0-100 2024 down 12.1% 159th
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 60.7% 159th
Arrivals of tourists from abroad 132,000 arrivals 2024 down 30.9% 164th
Number of clinical trials 13 trials 2024 up 62.5% 63rd
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 14 2024 down 26.3% 7th