Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 530,465 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
530,465 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
46th
of 205 countries
All-time high
530,465 number
in 2020
All-time low
127,352 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso stood at 530,465 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso peaked at 530,465 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 127,352 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 46th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 127,352 number | — |
| 1971 | 131,288 number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 133,762 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 136,022 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 138,459 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 141,680 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 145,392 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 148,093 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 151,177 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 154,869 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 159,484 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 165,134 number | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 168,748 number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 172,075 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 175,692 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 180,433 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 185,783 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 190,437 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 196,443 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 203,707 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 211,754 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 220,596 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 227,791 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 234,632 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 241,623 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 249,603 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 258,518 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 265,214 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 271,173 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 277,089 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 284,056 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 291,730 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 298,235 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 305,554 number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 313,884 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 323,227 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 333,395 number | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 342,492 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 352,198 number | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 362,680 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 386,994 number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 399,539 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 411,559 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 424,511 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 438,237 number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 452,287 number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 466,773 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 481,974 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 497,866 number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 513,928 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 530,465 number | +3.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 530,465 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 425,138 number, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 530,465 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 314,660 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 140,809 number | 127,352 number | 154,869 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 179,794 number | 159,484 number | 203,707 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 245,799 number | 211,754 number | 277,089 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 320,745 number | 284,056 number | 362,680 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 447,367 number | 386,994 number | 513,928 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 530,465 number | 530,465 number | 530,465 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4137 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 45.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso?
- Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso was 530,465 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 530,465 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 127,352 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Burkina Faso ranks 46th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.