Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Official entrance age to pre-primary education was 3 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 210 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 1970
All-time low
3 years
in 2010
Years of data
50
1970–2019
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Burkina Faso, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 3 years for official entrance age to pre-primary education in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to pre-primary education in Burkina Faso peaked at 4 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2010.
That places Burkina Faso 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4 years | — |
| 1971 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to pre-primary education in Burkina Faso?
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education in Burkina Faso was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to pre-primary education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for official entrance age to pre-primary education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 58th out of 210 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to pre-primary education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to pre-primary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age at which students would enter pre-primary education.