primary school enrollment data analysis across 5 west african countries (2018-2023)
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Created on Sun Jun 7 22:54:56 2026
@author: kienoub
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# West Africa Education Data Analysis 📊
## Overview
This project analyzes primary school enrollment rates
across five West African countries
(Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Bénin, Sénégal)
from 2018 to 2023.
## Author
**Bezo Franck Darel Salomon Kienou**
- Applied Mathematics Student — Université Thomas Sankara
- Country Commercial Director — SCHOOLAP BURKINA
## Motivation
As Country Commercial Director at Schoolap,
an educational management software company operating
across Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Bénin and Mali,
I work daily with educational performance data.
This project reflects my commitment to using
data analysis to understand and improve
educational outcomes in West Africa.
## Tools & Libraries
- Python 3.11
- Pandas — data manipulation
- Matplotlib — data visualization
- Seaborn — statistical graphics
## Key Findings
- All 5 countries show consistent improvement
between 2018 and 2023
- Sénégal leads with 84.2% enrollment in 2023
- Mali shows the strongest growth momentum
- Burkina Faso progressed from 67.2% to 73.4%
## Visualizations
### 1. Enrollment Evolution (2018–2023)
### 2. Country Comparison 2023
### 3. Heatmap by Country and Year
## Data Source
Inspired by UNICEF and World Bank
open educational datasets for West Africa.
## Connect
- LinkedIn : [Bezo Franck Darel Salomon Kienou]