Burkina Faso's adult literacy rose from 8.8 % in 1975 to 41.6 % in 2023.
Burkina Faso's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 34.9 % in 1994 to 77.2 % in 2024.
Burkina Faso · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 14 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
56th of 58 · 13th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 14.4 % in 1975 to 62.8 % in 2022.
Burkina Faso's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 6.8 % in 1990 to 30.0 % in 2024.
Burkina Faso's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.9 % in 1992 to 10.0 % in 2024.
Burkina Faso's children out of school, primary rose from 1.21M in 1993 to 1.36M in 2024.
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- Primary completion rateup +0.3 pts109th of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.2 pts72nd of 73
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)down −0.1 pts74th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs181st of 195
- Learning povertydown −9.1 pts21st of 41*
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- Education spendingup +0.0 pts21st of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −1.7 pts15th of 113
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −2.4 %78th of 90
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Burkina Faso.