Unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Unemployment with advanced education was 14.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso, 2006–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso stood at 14.7%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso peaked at 14.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2022.
That places Burkina Faso 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.7% | — |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +90.1% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +36.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.6% | 11.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 5.7% | 14.7% | 3 |
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More work & labour data for Burkina Faso
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- 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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 21,530 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 25,421 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 49,854 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Burkina Faso was 14.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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 (% of total 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).