Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 50.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.1%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
181st
of 212 countries
All-time high
50.7%
in 2023
All-time low
16.3%
in 1971
Years of data
51
1971–2024
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burkina Faso stood at 50.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burkina Faso peaked at 50.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.3% | — |
| 1972 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 16.7% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 18.2% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 20.1% | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 20.2% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 20.8% | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 23.2% | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 26.3% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 24.4% | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 23.4% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 24.9% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 29.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 48.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | -1.2% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 50.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 50.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 16.3% | 20.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 19.9% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 23.4% | 27.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 22.9% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 34.3% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.0% | 47.7% | 50.7% | 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 primary education who are female in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burkina Faso was 50.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 181st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release