Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education
Burkina Faso
36.75 pupils per teacher
in 2024
Gambia
36.87 pupils per teacher
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
25th
Gambia rank
24th
Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 36.87 pupils per teacher against 36.75 pupils per teacher in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.12 pupils per teacher.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Gambia ranks 24th of 113 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.33 pupils per teacher | 42.73 pupils per teacher | 4.59 pupils per teacher | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 36.96 pupils per teacher | 37.55 pupils per teacher | 0.5891 pupils per teacher | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils per qualified teacher in primary education, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 36.87 pupils per teacher against 36.75 pupils per teacher in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pupils per qualified teacher in primary education between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.12 pupils per teacher, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for pupils per qualified teacher in primary education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 25th and Gambia ranks 24th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Pupils per qualified teacher in primary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A qualified teacher is one who has the minimum academic qualifications necessary to teach at a primary level of education in a given country.