Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 59.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.2%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
4th
of 153 countries
All-time high
64.3%
in 2010
All-time low
34.4%
in 2000
Years of data
15
2000–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso, 2000–2019

02040602000200920192000: 34.4 %2003: 58.3 %2006: 34.9 %2007: 36.9 %2008: 40.8 %2010: 64.3 %2011: 62.2 %2012: 62.1 %2013: 60.6 %2014: 58.1 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 59.8 %2017: 60.8 %2018: 58.9 %2019: 59.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 59.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso peaked at 64.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 34.4%, in 2000.

Burkina Faso ranks 4th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2019.
Year % Change
2000 34.4%
2003 58.3% +69.7%
2006 34.9% -40.2%
2007 36.9% +5.9%
2008 40.8% +10.4%
2010 64.3% +57.8%
2011 62.2% -3.3%
2012 62.1% -0.2%
2013 60.6% -2.5%
2014 58.1% -4.1%
2015 60.8% +4.7%
2016 59.8% -1.6%
2017 60.8% +1.6%
2018 58.9% -3.1%
2019 59.2% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.1% 34.4% 58.3% 5
2010s 60.7% 58.1% 64.3% 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 1 Liberia 79.5% compare
  2. 2 Eswatini 72.8% compare
  3. 3 Central African Republic 62.2% compare
  4. 5 Madagascar 59.1% compare
  5. 6 Lesotho 58.9% compare
  6. 7 Namibia 55.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burkina Faso was 59.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,217 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/