Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
up 18.5%
World rank
112th
of 152 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1994
All-time low
0.0%
in 1996
Years of data
17
1978–2016

Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Burkina Faso, 1978–2016

00.250.50.7511978199720161978: 0.316 %1980: 0.385 %1983: 0.362 %1985: 0.362 %1988: 0.552 %1994: 1 %1996: 0 %2005: 0.407 %2006: 0.458 %2007: 0.641 %2010: 0.63 %2011: 0.76 %2012: 0.66 %2013: 0.619 %2014: 0.685 %2015: 0.811 %2016: 0.961 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 1.0% for government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.5% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1996.

Burkina Faso ranks 112th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%) in Burkina Faso, 1978 to 2016.
Year % Change
1978 0.3%
1980 0.4% +22.1%
1983 0.4% -6.0%
1985 0.4% +0.1%
1988 0.6% +52.6%
1994 1.0% +87.6%
1996 0.0% -100.0%
2005 0.4%
2006 0.5% +12.6%
2007 0.6% +40.0%
2010 0.6% -1.7%
2011 0.8% +20.5%
2012 0.7% -13.2%
2013 0.6% -6.1%
2014 0.7% +10.6%
2015 0.8% +18.4%
2016 1.0% +18.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 4
1990s 0.5% 0.0% 1.0% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 3
2010s 0.7% 0.6% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 109 Pakistan 1.0% compare
  2. 110 Sri Lanka 1.0% compare
  3. 111 Indonesia 1.0% compare
  4. 113 British Virgin Islands 0.9% compare
  5. 114 Afghanistan 0.9% compare
  6. 115 Zambia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Burkina Faso?
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp in Burkina Faso was 1.0% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1994.
What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1996.
How does Burkina Faso rank for government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp?
Burkina Faso ranks 112th out of 152 countries with data for 2016.
Is government expenditure on secondary education as % of gdp rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on secondary education as % of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
152 places, 2,921 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on secondary education (current, capital, and transfers), expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Divide total government expenditure for a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by the GDP, and multiply by 100. A higher percentage of GDP spent on education shows a higher government priority for education, but also a higher capacity of the government to raise revenues for public spending, in relation to the size of the country's economy. When interpreting this indicator however, one should keep in mind in some countries, the private sector and/or households may fund a higher proportion of total funding for education, thus making government expenditure appear lower than in other countries. Limitations: In some instances data on total public expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/