Burkina Faso it has, according to UNESCO, an adult literacy rate of 12.85%. While the male literacy rate is 18.52%, for females is 8.06%, showing a big gap between the sexes.
In contrast with other neighbouring states the literacy rate in Burkina Faso is very low.
The literacy rate,has dropped in recent years.
Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate is an indicator of the quality of education, and Burkina Faso is one of the lowest young literacy rate country.
Here we show you literacy rate in Burkina Faso. You can see also:
- Literacy rate in other countries: ranking of literacy rate
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