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 17.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso, 2009–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso peaked at 17.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2009.
That places Burkina Faso 130th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.2%, 75% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.2%, 75% of the median. (23 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 |
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 17.4% in 2019, 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 17.4% in 2019.
- 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 130th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 9.8%. 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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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.