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Burkina Faso Literacy Rate 1975-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Burkina Faso literacy rate for 2022 was 34.49%, a 4.83% increase from 2019.
  • Burkina Faso literacy rate for 2019 was 29.66%, a 9.68% decline from 2018.
  • Burkina Faso literacy rate for 2018 was 39.35%, a 4.75% increase from 2014.
  • Burkina Faso literacy rate for 2014 was 34.60%, a 6.31% increase from 2007.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Zimbabwe 89.85%
Tanzania 82.02%
Uganda 80.59%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.54%
Rwanda 78.76%
Madagascar 77.48%
Burundi 75.54%
Malawi 68.08%
Comoros 61.71%
Gambia 58.67%
Senegal 57.67%
Guinea-Bissau 53.90%
Sierra Leone 48.64%
Benin 47.10%
Somalia 41.03%
Niger 38.10%
Burkina Faso 34.49%
Chad 27.28%
Burkina Faso Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 34.49% 4.83%
2019 29.66% -9.68%
2018 39.35% 4.75%
2014 34.60% 6.31%
2007 28.29% 5.82%
2006 22.47% -1.05%
2005 23.52% 1.70%
2003 21.82% 8.97%
1996 12.85% -0.72%
1991 13.57% 4.74%
1975 8.83% 4.74%