Primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Primary completion rate, total was 52.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso is 52.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso peaked at 63.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 1974.
That places Burkina Faso 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.5% | — |
| 1972 | 7.0% | -6.9% |
| 1973 | 7.1% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6.9% | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 7.6% | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +12.2% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.5% | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 11.2% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 12.2% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 13.8% | +13.0% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 19.0% | +17.2% |
| 1991 | 19.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +32.3% |
| 1993 | 25.0% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | -31.0% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.9% | 6.9% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.9% | 9.4% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 17.8% | 25.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 23.8% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7% | 46.0% | 62.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 57.5% | 51.7% | 63.7% | 5 |
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More aid effectiveness data for Burkina Faso
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10.53 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 32.29 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 43.93 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 100.33 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 40.77 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 62.61 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 54.52 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 209,629 current US$ (2022)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 9.23 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 20.57 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso?
- Primary completion rate, total in Burkina Faso was 52.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 1974.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.