Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Burkina Faso

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Burkina Faso was 52% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.3 pts from 2023. That is the 134th highest of 137 countries in 2023.

202452%
Change on 2023+0.3 pts
Rank134th of 137Countries ranked
Series high63.72021
Series low6.91974

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2024

02040608019711979198819962006201520241971: 7.5 %1972: 7 %1973: 7.1 %1974: 6.9 %1975: 7.7 %1976: 7.6 %1977: 8.6 %1978: 8.7 %1979: 9.5 %1980: 9.4 %1981: 10.4 %1982: 10.6 %1983: 11.2 %1984: 12.2 %1985: 13.8 %1987: 15.5 %1988: 16.5 %1989: 16.2 %1990: 19 %1991: 19.3 %1992: 25.6 %1993: 25 %1994: 25.8 %1995: 17.8 %1996: 21.6 %1999: 21.9 %2000: 23.8 %2001: 25.2 %2002: 26 %2003: 27.5 %2004: 28.9 %2005: 30.5 %2006: 31.9 %2007: 34 %2008: 37.7 %2009: 42.5 %2010: 46 %2012: 55.9 %2013: 60.8 %2014: 59.6 %2015: 60.3 %2016: 60.1 %2017: 61.6 %2018: 62.6 %2019: 61.6 %2020: 61.9 %2021: 63.7 %2022: 58.3 %2023: 51.7 %2024: 52 %
%. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS) via World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-08.
All 50 values
Period%
202452
202351.7
202258.3
202163.7
202061.9
201961.6
201862.6
201761.6
201660.1
201560.3
201459.6
201360.8
201255.9
201046
200942.5
200837.7
200734
200631.9
200530.5
200428.9
200327.5
200226
200125.2
200023.8
199921.9
199621.6
199517.8
199425.8
199325
199225.6
199119.3
199019
198916.2
198816.5
198715.5
198513.8
198412.2
198311.2
198210.6
198110.4
19809.4
19799.5
19788.7
19778.6
19767.6
19757.7
19746.9
19737.1
19727
19717.5

Rankings

Definition

New entrants to the last grade of primary education, of any age, as a percentage of the population at the theoretical entrance age to that grade. UNESCO Institute for Statistics gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary, which World Development Indicators calls the primary completion rate.

It counts pupils who reach the last grade, not those who pass it, and late entrants push it above 100%. The UIS completion rate from household surveys is a different measure and is lower in many countries.

How to cite

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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What is the primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Burkina Faso?

Primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Burkina Faso was 52% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is up 0.3 pts from 2023. That is the 134th highest of 137 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Primary completion rate, total, % of relevant age group (SE.PRM.CMPT.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest primary completion rate (gross intake to the last grade) in Burkina Faso?

63.7% in 2021, the highest value since 1971 in this series.

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