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Universities in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso has 11 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1974. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES11

OLDEST1974

FOUNDED 1900+10

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18990 · 0%

1900 or later10 · 91%

Date unknown1 · 9%

Oldest universities in Burkina Faso

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1974University Joseph Ki-Zerbo

1992Université Aube Nouvelle

1995Université Nazi Boni

2000Higher Institute of Technologies

2004Université Saint Thomas d'Aquin

2005Université Norbert Zongo

2007Université Ouaga II

2010Université Privée de Ouagadougou

2017Ouagadougou Polytechnic institute

2019Virtual university of Burkina Faso

—International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering

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