Burkina Faso - Share of Children Who Eventually Reach Grade 5

Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education - 1971 to 2019

Since 2014, Burkina Faso Share of Children Who Eventually Reach Grade 5 decreased by 1.9points year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 96 comparing other countries in Share of Children Who Eventually Reach Grade 5 at 68 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education. Burkina Faso is overtaken by Solomon Islands, which was ranked number 95 at 68.26 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education and is followed by Mauritania with 67.98 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education. Uruguay topped the ranking with 101.17 Percent of Boys at the Entrance Age for the First Grade of Primary Education in 2019, that is an increase of 0.5points versus 2018. Estonia, Japan and Ecuador respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Chad recorded the best 5 years average growth at +5.4points per year, while Sierra Leone recorded the worst performance at -14points per year.