Burkina Faso - Primary education

Primary education, duration (years)

Primary education, duration (years) in Burkina Faso was 6.00 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 6.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00

Primary education, pupils

The value for Primary education, pupils in Burkina Faso was 2,205,295 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,205,295 in 2011 and a minimum value of 105,351 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 105,351
1972 112,047
1973 117,581
1974 124,966
1975 133,614
1976 141,177
1977 149,270
1978 159,948
1979 170,721
1980 184,829
1981 201,595
1982 223,843
1983 250,628
1984 276,732
1985 313,520
1986 351,807
1987 390,414
1988 411,907
1989 443,328
1990 472,979
1991 504,414
1992 530,013
1993 562,644
1994 600,032
1995 650,195
1996 700,995
1998 777,691
1999 816,393
2000 852,160
2001 901,321
2002 938,238
2003 1,012,150
2004 1,139,512
2005 1,270,837
2006 1,390,571
2007 1,561,258
2008 1,742,439
2009 1,906,279
2010 2,047,630
2011 2,205,295

Primary education, pupils (% female)

Primary education, pupils (% female) in Burkina Faso was 47.23 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 47.23 in 2011, while its lowest value was 40.43 in 1999.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1999 40.43
2000 40.82
2001 41.28
2002 41.79
2003 42.15
2004 43.22
2005 43.71
2006 44.21
2007 44.83
2008 45.60
2009 46.15
2010 46.77
2011 47.23

Primary education, teachers

The value for Primary education, teachers in Burkina Faso was 45,739 as of 2011. As the graph below shows, over the past 40 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,739 in 2011 and a minimum value of 2,370 in 1971.

Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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Year Value
1971 2,370
1972 2,376
1973 2,492
1974 2,775
1975 2,813
1976 2,997
1977 3,124
1978 3,204
1979 3,263
1980 3,490
1981 3,700
1982 3,744
1983 4,153
1984 4,796
1985 5,550
1986 5,650
1987 5,780
1988 6,359
1989 7,729
1990 8,572
1991 8,903
1992 9,165
1993 9,412
1994 10,300
1995 12,754
1996 14,037
1998 16,724
1999 16,660
2000 17,435
2001 19,007
2002 20,676
2003 22,664
2004 23,402
2005 26,938
2006 30,341
2007 32,760
2008 35,617
2009 38,983
2010 42,870
2011 45,739

Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Burkina Faso was 35.64 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 35.64 in 2010, while its lowest value was 16.29 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

See also:

Year Value
1971 16.29
1972 16.84
1973 16.73
1974 16.68
1975 17.35
1976 18.15
1977 18.37
1978 18.82
1979 20.07
1980 19.91
1981 20.19
1982 20.83
1983 21.07
1984 23.25
1985 23.19
1986 23.89
1987 25.26
1988 26.32
1989 26.01
1990 26.61
1991 27.01
1993 24.42
1994 23.38
1995 24.49
1996 24.31
1998 24.40
1999 24.69
2000 24.50
2001 22.94
2002 24.85
2003 27.03
2004 28.27
2005 29.06
2006 30.26
2007 31.03
2008 32.93
2009 33.38
2010 35.64

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes