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

Burkina Faso: Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who was 42.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
42.7%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
73rd
of 150 countries
All-time high
52.9%
in 2006
All-time low
42.7%
in 2018
Years of data
19
1999–2018

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

02040601999200820181999: 51 %2000: 50.6 %2001: 50.9 %2003: 51.4 %2004: 52.1 %2005: 52.6 %2006: 52.9 %2007: 52.9 %2008: 52.4 %2009: 52.3 %2010: 51.2 %2011: 49 %2012: 49.5 %2013: 50.3 %2014: 47.6 %2015: 47.3 %2016: 47 %2017: 45.1 %2018: 42.7 %

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

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso stood at 42.7%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso peaked at 52.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 42.7%, in 2018.

That places Burkina Faso 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 upper secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who are female (%) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2018.
Year % Change
1999 51.0%
2000 50.6% -0.8%
2001 50.9% +0.6%
2003 51.4% +1.0%
2004 52.1% +1.4%
2005 52.6% +1.0%
2006 52.9% +0.6%
2007 52.9% -0.0%
2008 52.4% -1.0%
2009 52.3% -0.1%
2010 51.2% -2.2%
2011 49.0% -4.3%
2012 49.5% +1.2%
2013 50.3% +1.4%
2014 47.6% -5.3%
2015 47.3% -0.5%
2016 47.0% -0.7%
2017 45.1% -4.0%
2018 42.7% -5.4%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 42.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 40.3%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 42.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.6%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.0% 51.0% 51.0% 1
2000s 52.0% 50.6% 52.9% 9
2010s 47.7% 42.7% 51.2% 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 70 France 42.7% compare
  2. 71 Kazakhstan 42.7% compare
  3. 72 Romania 42.7% compare
  4. 74 Japan 42.6% compare
  5. 75 Denmark 42.3% compare
  6. 76 Cuba 42.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso?
Percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who in Burkina Faso was 42.7% 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 upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 2006.
What is the lowest percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 42.7% in 2018.
How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who?
Burkina Faso ranks 73rd out of 150 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of students in upper secondary vocational education who rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. 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 upper secondary vocational education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of students in upper 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
195 places, 3,261 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female vocational education students at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of vocational education students (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year.