Secondary education, duration in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, duration in Burkina Faso, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 7 years for secondary education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Burkina Faso peaked at 7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 6 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 91,764 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 76.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 9.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, duration in Burkina Faso?
- Secondary education, duration in Burkina Faso was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for secondary education, duration?
- Burkina Faso ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.