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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Burkina Faso: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Burkina Faso is placed 166th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 34.29 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 16.03 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
166th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 34.29Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 16.03Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 16.04Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 5.328Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Burkina Faso on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Burkina Faso’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
34.29
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Burkina Faso: 34.29. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.639 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Benin 9.61 · Côte d’Ivoire 12.6 · Ghana 4.767 · Mali 34.01 · Niger 40.41 · Togo 0.639
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Burkina Faso’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
16.03
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Burkina Faso: 16.03. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Western Africa
- 90.61 Togo
- Land neighbours
- Benin 76.53 · Côte d’Ivoire 20.62 · Ghana 87.06 · Mali 29.04 · Niger 20.02 · Togo 90.61
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
16.04
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Burkina Faso: 16.04. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Western Africa
- 57.75 Nigeria
- Land neighbours
- Benin 18.29 · Côte d’Ivoire 16.89 · Ghana 47.22 · Mali 11.29 · Niger 4.95 · Togo 22.09
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
5.328
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Burkina Faso: 5.328. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Western Africa
- 6.163 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Benin 3.23 · Côte d’Ivoire 3.394 · Mali 4.185 · Niger 4.074 · Togo 4.143
02Over time
Which way Burkina Faso is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
Burkina FasoWorld median
Burkina Faso fell from 65.05 in 2000 to 34.29 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Burkina Faso World median 2024 34.3 3.691 2023 42.0 3.393 2022 32.2 3.002 2021 29.1 3.330 2020 28.5 2.678 2019 25.8 2.758 2018 24.4 2.439 2017 26.4 2.907 2016 27.2 2.954 2015 32.5 3.052 2014 33.8 3.904 2013 34.7 3.413 2012 35.6 3.408 2011 36.5 3.626 2010 41.0 3.491 2009 37.6 3.577 2008 40.5 3.878 2007 46.5 4.029 2006 51.7 4.338 2005 55.3 4.571 2004 60.1 3.791 2003 62.4 4.412 2002 64.8 4.144 2001 63.9 4.051 2000 65.0 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
Burkina FasoWorld median
Burkina Faso fell from 21.11 in 2001 to 16.03 in 2024; the world median went from 80.76 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Burkina Faso World median 2024 16.0 85.9 2023 18.6 87.6 2022 19.4 87.7 2021 20.3 87.0 2020 19.6 88.3 2019 18.0 88.8 2018 15.6 89.6 2017 15.8 87.4 2016 12.7 87.9 2015 9.0 88.2 2014 9.1 89.2 2013 9.2 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 2.2 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 31.9 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 21.1 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
Burkina FasoWorld median
Burkina Faso rose from 3.23 in 2000 to 16.04 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Burkina Faso World median 2025 16.04 64.9 2024 15.44 65.0 2023 14.72 64.2 2022 14.01 63.6 2021 13.16 62.9 2020 12.21 62.2 2019 11.17 61.5 2018 10.09 60.9 2017 9.15 60.5 2016 8.32 60.1 2015 7.57 58.9 2014 6.90 57.0 2013 6.33 54.7 2012 5.84 52.4 2011 5.35 50.9 2010 4.89 49.5 2009 4.47 48.5 2008 4.11 47.4 2007 3.83 46.2 2006 3.63 45.0 2005 3.53 43.8 2004 3.44 42.9 2003 3.37 41.6 2002 3.33 40.3 2001 3.28 39.0 2000 3.23 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
Burkina FasoWorld median
Burkina Faso rose from 3.941 in 2005 to 5.328 in 2023; the world median went from 4.056 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Burkina Faso World median 2023 5.328 3.7092 2022 5.295 4.0570 2021 5.249 4.2611 2020 5.211 4.4056 2019 5.456 4.1407 2018 5.489 4.2159 2017 5.628 4.1401 2016 — 4.2342 2015 3.670 4.2386 2014 4.053 4.2005 2013 4.083 4.3493 2012 3.603 4.0348 2011 3.985 3.9987 2010 3.502 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 4.080 4.1717 2006 3.982 4.0593 2005 3.941 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 — 3.8861
03In context
Burkina Faso beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Burkina Faso and the countries it borders
Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Togo | 94th | 0.639 | 90.61 | 22.09 | 4.143 |
 Ghana | =123rd | 4.767 | 87.06 | 47.22 | — |
 Benin | 162nd | 9.61 | 76.53 | 18.29 | 3.23 |
| Burkina Faso | 166th | 34.29 | 16.03 | 16.04 | 5.328 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 173rd | 12.6 | 20.62 | 16.89 | 3.394 |
 Mali | =174th | 34.01 | 29.04 | 11.29 | 4.185 |
 Niger | 182nd | 40.41 | 20.02 | 4.95 | 4.074 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Burkina Faso in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Burkina Faso is ahead of the world, and behind
33 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median29
Statistics on which Burkina Faso does worse than the middle country measured.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2440.741.244▲ Improved since 2014
Burkina Faso: 0.74 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 51st of 95 · derived.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6690.9893.66▲ Improved since 2014
Burkina Faso: 90.98 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.5620.619▼ Worsened since 2015
Burkina Faso: 0.562 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 101st of 176 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32403.65414.32▲ Improved since 2010
Burkina Faso: 403.65 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 99th of 172 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.82543.8No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 25 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.083360.08No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 33 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.1940.529No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 0.194 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.4941.8945.494▼ Worsened since 2014
Burkina Faso: 1.894 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 57th of 75 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0273.8634.02No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 73.86 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6736.7520.67▲ Improved since 2014
Burkina Faso: 36.75 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 21st of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2143.8989.21▲ Improved since 2015
Burkina Faso: 43.89 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 137th of 164 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4372.1697.43▲ Improved since 2015
Burkina Faso: 72.16 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 138th of 165 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.9546.58701.95No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 46.58 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 127th of 145 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9414.5337.941▲ Improved since 2010
Burkina Faso: 4.533 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 154th of 172 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.0980.814▼ Worsened since 2014
Burkina Faso: 0.098 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 78th of 84 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.348.73313.34▲ Improved since 2013
Burkina Faso: 8.733 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 181st of 195 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7710.0452.77▲ Improved since 2014
Burkina Faso: 10.04 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 89th of 95 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2262.8198.22No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 62.81 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.6010.446No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 0.601 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 8th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9941.5793.99No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 41.57 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 165th of 172 · derived.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10028.5100No real change since 2016
Burkina Faso: 28.5 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Bachelor's or Higher AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 19.862.29119.86▲ Improved since 2014
Burkina Faso: 2.291 · world median 19.86 · Adults 25+ who completed a bachelor's degree or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.135 to 52.72; higher is better.
Position 87th of 90 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1929.9993.19No real change since 2014
Burkina Faso: 29.99 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 107th of 109 · derived.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.34359.316.343▼ Worsened since 2014
Burkina Faso: 59.31 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 3rd of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.937.53965.93No real change since 2014
Burkina Faso: 7.539 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 118th of 120 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9332.2679.933No real change since 2013
Burkina Faso: 2.267 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 190th of 193 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.660.37698.66No real change since 2016
Burkina Faso: 0.376 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.597.47814.59▼ Worsened since 2014
Burkina Faso: 7.478 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 77th of 77 · derived.
Upper Secondary AttainmentUIS · 2023 · world median 65.765.2665.76No real change since 2014
Burkina Faso: 5.26 · world median 65.76 · Adults 25+ who completed upper secondary or higher (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.26 to 97.89; higher is better.
Position 95th of 95 · derived.
No better end4
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2402,1422,240No real change since 2022
Burkina Faso: 2,142 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3524.834.35Moved since 2018
Burkina Faso: 24.8 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2793.8455.279Moved since 2013
Burkina Faso: 3.845 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1717.5438.17No earlier reading
Burkina Faso: 17.54 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
No current reading for Burkina Faso
Female Share of STEM Graduates (last 2022), Government Funding per Primary Student (last 2015), Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Burkina Faso’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Burkina Faso’s 11th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability17th of 1864/4 keys
- Digital & Technology97th of 1984/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 95th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutionsjoint 118th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience121st of 1934/4 keys
- Gender & Equality120th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy114th of 1652/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture131st of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties157th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing163rd of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge166th of 1984/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality134th of 1593/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation150th of 1764/4 keys
- Peace & Security158th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital180th of 1963/3 keys
- Mobility & Trade176th of 1772/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Burkina Faso can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Tunisia=48th3/4 keysHighest in Western Africa
Togo94th4/4 keysThis page
Burkina Faso166th4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Burkina Faso on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Burkina Faso rank on education & knowledge?
Burkina Faso is placed 166th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Burkina Faso?
34.29 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Burkina Faso?
16.03 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How does Burkina Faso compare with Ghana on education & knowledge?
Ghana is placed joint 123rd of 198, and Burkina Faso 166th. Out-of-School Rate, Primary: Ghana 4.767, Burkina Faso 34.29; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary: Ghana 87.06, Burkina Faso 16.03; Upper Secondary Completion Rate: Ghana 47.22, Burkina Faso 16.04.
How have Burkina Faso’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 65.05 in 2000 to 34.29 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary fell from 21.11 in 2001 to 16.03 in 2024; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 3.23 in 2000 to 16.04 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 3.941 in 2005 to 5.328 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Burkina Faso?
No current reading is published for Burkina Faso on Female Share of STEM Graduates, Government Funding per Primary Student, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower Secondary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower Secondary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, PISA Mathematics Performance, PISA Reading Performance, PISA Science Performance and Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 33 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Burkina Faso’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Burkina Faso (banner) — qiv derivative work: JamesA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Burkina Faso: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/burkina-faso/education