Burundi vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female
Burundi
26.2%
in 2025
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
34.6%
in 2024
Burundi rank
189th
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
190th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female over time
- Burundi
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 34.6% against 26.2% in Burundi, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.
Burundi ranks 189th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 36.8% | 15.9% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 32.5% | 12.1% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 33.2% | 12.5% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 29.8% | 8.4% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 32.1% | 9.7% | WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female, Burundi or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 34.6% against 26.2% in Burundi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female between Burundi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 8.4%, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Burundi and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Burundi ranks 189th and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 190th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release