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Capitale
Ouagadougou

Président
Blaise COMPAORE
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EDUCATION SYSTEM
The National Education in Burkina Faso is under the control of the Administration and the authority of two ministries: the Ministry of basic education on one hand, and the Ministry of secondary and higher education and scientific research on the other hand.

Therefore, the National Education includes three levels of education:

1) The level of basic education;
2) The level of secondary education, subdivided into:
a) General secondary education and;
b) Technical secondary education and finally

3) The level of higher education and scientific research.

Regardless of the level of education concerned, the operators are either public (State other states sub entities divisions) or private (secular or denominational).

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