Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 18.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 18.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso peaked at 19.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2009.
That places Burkina Faso 147th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.8% | — |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.0% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | -2.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 18.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.8%, 70% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 18.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.2%, 66% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 16.0% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.1% | 19.1% | 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso was 18.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2009.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 147th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release