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Region of Burkina Faso

Centre Ouest (sɑ̃tʁ. wɛst, "West Central") is one of Burkina Faso's 13 administrative regions. The population of Centre Ouest was 1,659,339 in 2019. The average elevation is around to above mean sea level. Among West African countries, Burkino Faso has the largest elephant population and the country is replete with game reserves. The southern regions are more tropical in nature and have Savannah and forests. The principal river is the Black Volta, that originates in the southern region and drains into Ghana. The areas near the rivers usually have flies like tsetse and similium, which are carriers of sleep sickness and river blindness. The average rainfall in the region is around compared to northern regions that receive only rainfall. As of 2019, the population of the region was 1,659,339 with 53.7% females. The population in the region was 8.09% of the total population of the country. The child mortality rate was 61, infant mortality rate was 87 and the mortality of children under five was 142. As of 2007, among the working population, there were 59.3% employees, 18.9% under employed, 17.9% inactive people, 21.8% not working and 3.8% unemployed people in the region. The main languages spoken in Centre Ouest as of 2006 were Moore, Lyele, and Numi. French is the official language throughout the country. The total corn produced during 2015 was 121,780 tonnes, cotton was 27,059 tonnes, cowpea was 49,972 tonnes, ground nut was 43,284 tonnes, millet was 72,426 tonnes, rice was 16,215 tonnes and sorghum was 260,885 tonnes. The coverage of cereal need compared to the total production of the region was 135.00 per cent.

As of 2007, the literacy rate in the region was 28.8 per cent, compared to a national average of 28.3 per cent. The gross primary enrolment was 83.7 per cent, pos primary was 26.9 per cent and gross secondary school enrolment was 8.8. There were 898 boys and 473 girls enrolled in the primary and post secondary level. There were 49 teachers in primary & post secondary level, while there were 926 teachers in post primary and post secondary level. Adult (15+) literacy in the region increased from 23,0% in 2003 to 28,3% in 2008. In 2011 the region had 1,002 primary schools and 112 secondary schools. The University of Koudougou is also located in the region and had around 5,400 students in 2010/2011. In 2010/11 10,1% of the population (aged 13–19) attended secondary school, which was below the national average of 10.7%.