one child to school, leaving the others to earn money for the family. They usually send the oldest able male. Language barrier. Education is mainly conducted in French, which only 15% of Burkinabè can speak, rather than in first languages of the country. References MapZones Burkina Faso Education. Retrieved Oct 27, 2004. U.S. Department of State Background Note: Burkina Faso. Retrieved Oct 27, 2004. Oxfam's Cool Planet Education in Burkina Faso. Retrieved Oct, 27, 2004. Guenda, Wendengoudi Burkina Faso Higher Education Profile. Retrieved Oct 28, 2004. Paper for All Non-profit (charity) that provides academic resources to children in Ouagagoudou, Burkina Faso. External links WikiEducator, "ICT4Africa/Country Report Burkina Faso"