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 322,251 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
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso stood at 322,251 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Burkina Faso peaked at 322,251 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80,149 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 | 80,149 number | — |
| 1971 | 81,172 number | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 83,546 number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 86,002 number | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 88,352 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 90,351 number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 91,753 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 94,449 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 96,894 number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 99,144 number | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 101,230 number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 103,221 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 106,984 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 111,249 number | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 115,662 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 119,804 number | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 123,211 number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 127,709 number | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 132,035 number | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 136,069 number | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 139,640 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 142,625 number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 146,822 number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 150,709 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 154,300 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 157,555 number | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 160,491 number | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 165,205 number | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 170,164 number | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 175,164 number | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 179,950 number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 184,244 number | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 190,205 number | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 196,362 number | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 202,507 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 208,374 number | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 213,676 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 220,816 number | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 228,239 number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 235,688 number | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 252,095 number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 258,514 number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 266,773 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 275,131 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 283,241 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 290,699 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 297,096 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 304,103 number | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 310,530 number | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 316,502 number | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 322,251 number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89,181 number | 80,149 number | 99,144 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 117,717 number | 101,230 number | 136,069 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 156,268 number | 139,640 number | 175,164 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 206,006 number | 179,950 number | 235,688 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 285,468 number | 252,095 number | 316,502 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 322,251 number | 322,251 number | 322,251 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 322,251 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 322,251 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 80,149 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 27.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/