Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 79.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso is 79.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 81.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 32.9% | — |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 40.9% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 51.0% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 60.7% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 71.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 73.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 33.6% | 59.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 60.7% | 81.4% | 10 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 79.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 171st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.