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

Burkina Faso: School age population, early childhood education, male was 972,143 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
972,143 number
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
50th
of 199 countries
All-time high
972,143 number
in 2019
All-time low
548,268 number
in 1999
Years of data
21
1999–2019

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1999200920191999: 548.3k number2000: 563.1k number2001: 576.0k number2002: 595.1k number2003: 614.5k number2004: 633.5k number2005: 651.3k number2006: 667.0k number2007: 689.5k number2008: 712.6k number2009: 735.4k number2010: 784.1k number2011: 804.4k number2012: 829.7k number2013: 854.7k number2014: 878.4k number2015: 897.3k number2016: 916.2k number2017: 936.2k number2018: 954.6k number2019: 972.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Burkina Faso stood at 972,143 number. 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, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 972,143 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 548,268 number, in 1999.

Burkina Faso ranks 50th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 548,268 number
2000 563,111 number +2.7%
2001 576,006 number +2.3%
2002 595,114 number +3.3%
2003 614,533 number +3.3%
2004 633,546 number +3.1%
2005 651,324 number +2.8%
2006 666,959 number +2.4%
2007 689,535 number +3.4%
2008 712,624 number +3.3%
2009 735,362 number +3.2%
2010 784,139 number +6.6%
2011 804,419 number +2.6%
2012 829,665 number +3.1%
2013 854,707 number +3.0%
2014 878,371 number +2.8%
2015 897,296 number +2.2%
2016 916,206 number +2.1%
2017 936,181 number +2.2%
2018 954,631 number +2.0%
2019 972,143 number +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 548,268 number 548,268 number 548,268 number 1
2000s 643,811 number 563,111 number 735,362 number 10
2010s 882,776 number 784,139 number 972,143 number 10

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  3. 49 Mali 975,985 number compare
  4. 51 Guinea 967,765 number compare
  5. 52 Malawi 840,734 number compare
  6. 53 Chad 797,190 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Burkina Faso?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Burkina Faso was 972,143 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 972,143 number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 548,268 number in 1999.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 50th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/