Primary school completion rate in Burkina Faso
The primary completion rate in Burkina Faso was 52.0% in 2024.
Burkina Faso, 2024
52.0%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Burkina Faso over time
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% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burkina Faso | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.0% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | 91.1% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 60.3% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | – | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | 37.7% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | 85.3% |
| 2005 | 30.5% | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 28.9% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 51.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 59.6%, the figure has changed by −7.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Burkina Faso
All statistics for Burkina Faso
Primary school enrolment (gross)
77.2%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
30.0%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
24.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
60.3%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
34.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
16.2%
2021 · UNESCO UIS