Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 20.3% in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
20.3%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
57th
of 98 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2010
All-time low
14.6%
in 2016
Years of data
9
2010–2019

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Burkina Faso, 2010–2019

05101520252010201420192010: 23.3 %2011: 22.8 %2012: 20.3 %2014: 15.9 %2015: 15.5 %2016: 14.6 %2017: 15.4 %2018: 19.7 %2019: 20.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Burkina Faso stood at 20.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Burkina Faso peaked at 23.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2016.

That places Burkina Faso 57th out of 98 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 54 New Zealand 21.4% compare
  2. 55 Chile 20.9% compare
  3. 56 Malta 20.3% compare
  4. 58 Latvia 20.2% compare
  5. 59 Seychelles 19.9% compare
  6. 60 Kyrgyzstan 19.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Burkina Faso?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Burkina Faso was 20.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2016.
How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.