Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso stood at 95.2%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 89.7% | — |
| 2015 | 89.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 97.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 96.7% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | -4.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 95.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 95.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95.7%, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.8% | 85.0% | 98.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 95.2% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Burkina Faso was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 72nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release