School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: School age population, early childhood education, female was 938,591 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
938,591 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
51st
of 199 countries
All-time high
938,591 number
in 2019
All-time low
531,709 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1999200920191999: 531.7k number2000: 546.1k number2001: 558.6k number2002: 577.0k number2003: 595.6k number2004: 613.8k number2005: 630.7k number2006: 645.7k number2007: 667.0k number2008: 688.7k number2009: 710.1k number2010: 757.4k number2011: 777.2k number2012: 802.0k number2013: 826.7k number2014: 850.2k number2015: 868.5k number2016: 886.7k number2017: 905.3k number2018: 922.4k number2019: 938.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso is 938,591 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 938,591 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 531,709 number, in 1999.

Burkina Faso ranks 51st of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 531,709 number
2000 546,105 number +2.7%
2001 558,576 number +2.3%
2002 576,999 number +3.3%
2003 595,609 number +3.2%
2004 613,768 number +3.0%
2005 630,738 number +2.8%
2006 645,715 number +2.4%
2007 667,045 number +3.3%
2008 688,718 number +3.2%
2009 710,099 number +3.1%
2010 757,355 number +6.7%
2011 777,213 number +2.6%
2012 801,977 number +3.2%
2013 826,746 number +3.1%
2014 850,181 number +2.8%
2015 868,454 number +2.1%
2016 886,670 number +2.1%
2017 905,327 number +2.1%
2018 922,368 number +1.9%
2019 938,591 number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 531,709 number 531,709 number 531,709 number 1
2000s 623,337 number 546,105 number 710,099 number 10
2010s 853,488 number 757,355 number 938,591 number 10

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  3. 50 Mali 942,761 number compare
  4. 52 Malawi 823,523 number compare
  5. 53 Chad 789,182 number compare
  6. 54 Cameroon 754,416 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Burkina Faso was 938,591 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 938,591 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 531,709 number in 1999.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/