Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who was 28.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
28.5%
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
54th
of 73 countries
All-time high
54.7%
in 1999
All-time low
28.5%
in 2018
Years of data
19
1999–2018

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso, 1999–2018

02040601999200820181999: 54.7 %2000: 54.5 %2001: 50.5 %2003: 48.2 %2004: 44.9 %2005: 41.6 %2006: 41.4 %2007: 39.3 %2008: 37.7 %2009: 37.7 %2010: 37.4 %2011: 38.4 %2012: 37.6 %2013: 36.1 %2014: 34.6 %2015: 34.8 %2016: 32.5 %2017: 29.8 %2018: 28.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso is 28.5%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso peaked at 54.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2018.

Burkina Faso ranks 54th of 73 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 54.7%
2000 54.5% -0.3%
2001 50.5% -7.3%
2003 48.2% -4.7%
2004 44.9% -6.8%
2005 41.6% -7.2%
2006 41.4% -0.5%
2007 39.3% -5.1%
2008 37.7% -4.1%
2009 37.7% -0.2%
2010 37.4% -0.7%
2011 38.4% +2.6%
2012 37.6% -2.2%
2013 36.1% -4.0%
2014 34.6% -3.9%
2015 34.8% +0.6%
2016 32.5% -6.7%
2017 29.8% -8.5%
2018 28.5% -4.3%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 28.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.1%, 86% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 28.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.5%, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.7% 54.7% 54.7% 1
2000s 44.0% 37.7% 54.5% 9
2010s 34.4% 28.5% 38.4% 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 51 Djibouti 31.0% compare
  2. 52 Malaysia 30.0% compare
  3. 53 Eswatini 29.9% compare
  4. 55 Aruba 27.8% compare
  5. 56 Latvia 27.7% compare
  6. 57 Morocco 26.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso?
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso was 28.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 1999.
What is the lowest percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2018.
How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who?
Burkina Faso ranks 54th out of 73 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in lower secondary vocational education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
115 places, 1,810 data points, 1997–2018
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Number of female vocational education students at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year.