Burkina Faso — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Burkina Faso, 1978–2023.
Education spending for Burkina Faso was 5.33% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 1978 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 5.63% in 2017. The lowest was 1.43% in 1988 (about 3.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.60% per year.
Burkina Faso ranks 39 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 23%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Burkina Faso sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 5% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 30%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 9 of 41 economies; Sao Tome and Principe (5.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 174% in 2005. That is 8% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1978 level: doubled by 1994. Doubling roughly every 27 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 50th of 51 in 1978 → 56th of 63 in 1980 → 83rd of 130 in 2010 → 55th of 157 in 2020 → 18th of 107 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 1978 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 5.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 5.21% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 5.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5.63% | +2.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.67% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 4.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 3.99% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 4.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 3.98% | +0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 3.94% | +2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 1.44% | -2.0 pp |
| 1994 | 3.45% | +2.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.43% | -0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 1.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 1.96% | +0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 1.68% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burkina Faso’s Education spending in 1980?
1.96% (1980). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burkina Faso’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1978 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +217.1% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2023: 5.33%; 2022: 5.29%; 2021: 5.25%; 2020: 5.21%; 2019: 5.46%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.