Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 270,081 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
270,081 number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
47th
of 205 countries
All-time high
270,081 number
in 2020
All-time low
64,571 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 270,081 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Burkina Faso peaked at 270,081 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64,571 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th 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 | 64,571 number | — |
| 1971 | 66,623 number | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 67,877 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 69,017 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 70,233 number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 71,864 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 73,749 number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 75,074 number | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 76,622 number | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 78,487 number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 80,839 number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 83,734 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 85,510 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 87,174 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 89,005 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 91,434 number | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 94,193 number | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 96,511 number | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 99,557 number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 103,264 number | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 107,394 number | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 111,949 number | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 115,584 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 119,067 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 122,639 number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 126,730 number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 131,305 number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 134,669 number | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 137,671 number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 140,654 number | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 144,193 number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 148,114 number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 151,364 number | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 155,069 number | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 159,320 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 164,118 number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 169,364 number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 173,976 number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 178,939 number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 184,330 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 196,806 number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 203,290 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 209,475 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 216,161 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 223,257 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 230,556 number | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 238,038 number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 245,683 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 253,639 number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 261,730 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 270,081 number | +3.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 270,081 number is above the median for low income countries, which is 212,985 number, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 270,081 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 157,760 number, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71,412 number | 64,571 number | 78,487 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 91,122 number | 80,839 number | 103,264 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 124,766 number | 107,394 number | 140,654 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 162,879 number | 144,193 number | 184,330 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,864 number | 196,806 number | 261,730 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 270,081 number | 270,081 number | 270,081 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 270,081 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 270,081 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 64,571 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th 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 37.2%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.