School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 633,409 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso is 633,409 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 633,409 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 158,032 number, in 1970.
Burkina Faso ranks 44th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 158,032 number | — |
| 1971 | 160,057 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 164,750 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 169,588 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 174,217 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 178,160 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 180,943 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 186,266 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 191,098 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 195,546 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 199,668 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 203,589 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 211,038 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 219,429 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 228,081 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 236,182 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 242,833 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 251,710 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 260,210 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 268,110 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 275,089 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 280,916 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 289,191 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 296,833 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 303,886 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 310,290 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 316,096 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 325,425 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 335,226 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 345,097 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 354,532 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 362,986 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 374,710 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 386,774 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 398,788 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 410,250 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 420,620 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 434,522 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 448,906 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 463,327 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 495,425 number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 508,113 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 524,413 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 541,008 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 557,162 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 572,003 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 584,633 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 598,290 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 610,725 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 622,252 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 633,409 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 175,866 number | 158,032 number | 195,546 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 232,085 number | 199,668 number | 268,110 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 307,805 number | 275,089 number | 345,097 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 405,542 number | 354,532 number | 463,327 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 561,402 number | 495,425 number | 622,252 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 633,409 number | 633,409 number | 633,409 number | 1 |
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- 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)
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- 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 school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso was 633,409 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 633,409 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 158,032 number in 1970.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Burkina Faso ranks 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/