Burkina Faso vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income): Teachers in primary education, both sexes

Burkina Faso
91,764
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
5.14 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
61st
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank
60th

Teachers in primary education, both sexes over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) currently reports 5.14 million against 91,764 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 5.05 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)'s figure about 56.0 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 61st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 216 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) Difference Ahead
1970s 2,824 962,168 959,344 WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1980s 5,139 1.55 million 1.54 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
1990s 11,836 1.90 million 1.89 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2000s 26,782 2.60 million 2.58 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2010s 61,219 4.15 million 4.08 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)
2020s 88,787 5.02 million 4.93 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes, Burkina Faso or WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income), at 5.14 million against 91,764 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes between Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
5.05 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 60th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 18,918 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release