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 311,158 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 311,158 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure 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 311,158 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 77,883 number, in 1970.
That places Burkina Faso 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 77,883 number | — |
| 1971 | 78,885 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 81,204 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 83,586 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 85,865 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 87,809 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 89,190 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 91,817 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 94,204 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 96,402 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 98,438 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 100,368 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 104,054 number | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 108,180 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 112,419 number | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 116,378 number | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 119,622 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 124,001 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 128,175 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 132,041 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 135,449 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 138,291 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 142,369 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 146,124 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 149,586 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 152,735 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 155,605 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 160,220 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 165,062 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 169,933 number | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 174,582 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 178,742 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 184,505 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 190,412 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 196,281 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 201,876 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 206,944 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 213,706 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 220,667 number | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 227,639 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 243,330 number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 249,599 number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 257,640 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 265,877 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 273,921 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 281,304 number | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 287,537 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 294,187 number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 300,195 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 305,750 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 311,158 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86,684 number | 77,883 number | 96,402 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,368 number | 98,438 number | 132,041 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 151,537 number | 135,449 number | 169,933 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199,535 number | 174,582 number | 227,639 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 275,934 number | 243,330 number | 305,750 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,158 number | 311,158 number | 311,158 number | 1 |
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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 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 311,158 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 311,158 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 77,883 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female 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/