Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burkina Faso, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 20.3% for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in 2023.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burkina Faso peaked at 22.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1988.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7.2% | — |
| 1994 | 19.9% | +176.6% |
| 1996 | 7.3% | -63.2% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | +165.6% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +19.8% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 7.3% | 19.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 15.9% | 22.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 20.3% | 22.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 14 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 15 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 16 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 20.2% compare
- 19 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 20 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 213,211 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 19.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9152 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 1,050 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 14.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 532.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 611,204 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burkina Faso?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burkina Faso was 20.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1988.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.