Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 151.9%
World rank
77th
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
8
2007–2016

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso, 2007–2016

0.10.20.30.42007201120162007: 0.217 %2010: 0.217 %2011: 0.145 %2012: 0.13 %2013: 0.137 %2014: 0.129 %2015: 0.154 %2016: 0.388 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2016. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 151.9% on the previous year and up 79.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.

That places Burkina Faso 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Burkina Faso, 2007 to 2016.
Year % Change
2007 0.2%
2010 0.2% +0.3%
2011 0.1% -33.3%
2012 0.1% -10.5%
2013 0.1% +5.3%
2014 0.1% -5.8%
2015 0.2% +19.7%
2016 0.4% +151.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.4% 7

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 74 Mongolia 0.4% compare
  2. 75 Liechtenstein 0.4%
  3. 76 Côte d'Ivoire 0.4% compare
  4. 78 Bermuda 0.4% compare
  5. 79 Vanuatu 0.4% compare
  6. 80 Jordan 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso?
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Burkina Faso was 0.4% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
How does Burkina Faso rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
Burkina Faso ranks 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2016.
Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 79.1%. 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 upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,193 data points, 1995–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on upper 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/