Burkina Faso Literacy Rate 1975-2023
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 2021 was 46.04%, a 6.69% increase 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.
- Burkina Faso literacy rate for 2007 was 28.29%, a 5.82% increase from 2006.
| Burkina Faso Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
46.04% |
6.69% |
| 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% |
