Unemployment with advanced education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 23.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 23.5% for unemployment with advanced education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 23.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.3% | — |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | 9.3% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +117.5% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | -46.6% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +76.2% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | +23.6% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 23.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 9.3% | 20.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 10.8% | 23.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.016 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0657 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6828 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 21,677 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 24,433 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Burkina Faso?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Burkina Faso was 23.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).