Academic freedom index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Academic freedom index was 0.562 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.562
Change on year
down 33.1%
World rank
99th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.923
in 2022
All-time low
0.401
in 1967
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Academic freedom index in Burkina Faso, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.562 for academic freedom index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 33.1% on the previous year and down 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, academic freedom index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.923 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.401, in 1967.
Burkina Faso ranks 99th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4024 | 0.401 | 0.403 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4244 | 0.401 | 0.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4471 | 0.421 | 0.502 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5765 | 0.47 | 0.607 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7909 | 0.783 | 0.792 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8829 | 0.873 | 0.895 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8157 | 0.562 | 0.923 | 6 |
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More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.261 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is academic freedom index in Burkina Faso?
- Academic freedom index in Burkina Faso was 0.562 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest academic freedom index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.923 in 2022.
- What is the lowest academic freedom index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.401 in 1967.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for academic freedom index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 99th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is academic freedom index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Academic freedom index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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