Burkina Faso vs WB: Sub-saharan Africa: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled

Burkina Faso
45,820
in 2024
WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2.60 million
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
42nd
WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank
41st

Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • WB: Sub-saharan Africa
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How they compare

WB: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 2.60 million against 45,820 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2.55 million.

That makes WB: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 56.8 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, WB: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st of 212 countries.

WB: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso WB: Sub-saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2,328 601,796 599,468 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 3,935 939,550 935,615 WB: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 9,168 1.09 million 1.08 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 18,940 1.45 million 1.43 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 34,737 2.23 million 2.19 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 45,258 2.56 million 2.52 million WB: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled, Burkina Faso or WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
WB: Sub-saharan Africa, at 2.60 million against 45,820 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled between Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
2.55 million, with WB: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and WB: Sub-saharan Africa rank globally for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
Burkina Faso ranks 42nd and WB: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 41st of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
433 places, 18,574 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 869 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.