Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 22.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22.8%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
23rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
43.3%
in 2010
All-time low
8.9%
in 2005
Years of data
16
1999–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019

102030401999200920191999: 22.4 %2001: 10.8 %2003: 15 %2004: 9.5 %2005: 8.9 %2009: 12.8 %2010: 43.3 %2011: 35.4 %2012: 34.2 %2013: 33.7 %2014: 36.7 %2015: 37.3 %2016: 23.3 %2017: 24.3 %2018: 24.6 %2019: 22.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso stood at 22.8%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso peaked at 43.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2005.

That places Burkina Faso 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 22.4%
2001 10.8% -51.7%
2003 15.0% +39.2%
2004 9.5% -37.1%
2005 8.9% -5.5%
2009 12.8% +42.7%
2010 43.3% +239.8%
2011 35.4% -18.2%
2012 34.2% -3.5%
2013 33.7% -1.3%
2014 36.7% +8.6%
2015 37.3% +1.8%
2016 23.3% -37.4%
2017 24.3% +3.9%
2018 24.6% +1.4%
2019 22.8% -7.2%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 22.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 29.1%, 78% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 22.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +239.8% 12.8% 43.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.4% 22.4% 22.4% 1
2000s 11.4% 8.9% 15.0% 5
2010s 31.6% 22.8% 43.3% 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 20 Comoros 27.1% compare
  2. 21 Namibia 26.1% compare
  3. 22 Vanuatu 24.8% compare
  4. 24 Togo 22.6% compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 22.2% compare
  6. 26 Timor-Leste 21.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burkina Faso was 22.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2005.
How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Burkina Faso ranks 23rd out of 155 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/