Number of pupils in secondary education fell 1.38% to 1,342 '000 in Burkina Faso in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of pupils in secondary education in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 1,361 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 10.7 '000 in 1971.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 16th within the group of 60 countries we follow in terms of number of pupils in secondary education, 70 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Pupils (Secondary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Benin | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 964 | 993 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 | ... | 966 | 1,058 | 1,162 | 1,281 | 1,342 | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 | 513 | 535 | 507 | 512 | 537 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 | ... | 2,440 | 2,512 | 2,551 | 2,677 | 2,851 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 668 | 702 | ... | 740 | 761 | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,587 | 1,727 | 1,898 | 2,041 | 2,227 | |||||
| Liberia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 227 | 227 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Libya | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
| Mali | '000 | ... | ... | 945 | 1,014 | 1,017 | 1,046 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 | ... | 188 | 200 | 204 | 237 | 260 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 | 595 | 718 | 787 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Togo | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 618 | 641 | 728 | ... | ... | ... |
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