Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adjusted savings: education expenditure was 4.3% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 4.3% for adjusted savings: education expenditure in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 4.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 1996.
Burkina Faso ranks 84th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.7% | — |
| 1971 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +19.1% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.4% | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +57.1% |
| 1990 | 2.7% | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -25.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -39.8% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +76.9% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.6% | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 2.9% | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 4.1% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 4.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 4.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +76.9% | 1.3% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More economy & growth data for Burkina Faso
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 57.04 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2.42 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -202.22 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -284.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -8.59 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure in Burkina Faso was 4.3% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 1996.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th out of 200 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Education expenditure refers to the current operating expenditures in education, including wages and salaries and excluding capital investments in buildings and equipment. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.