Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Burkina Faso, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Burkina Faso is 52.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Burkina Faso peaked at 52.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2013.
Burkina Faso ranks 85th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 41.4% | — |
| 2015 | 46.7% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 48.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +3.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 52.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 52.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.6% | 41.4% | 48.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 48.5% | 52.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 82 Cameroon 54.0% compare
- 83 Nepal 53.9% compare
- 84 Lao People's Democratic Republic 53.3% compare
- 86 Ghana 50.5% compare
- 87 Tanzania, United Republic of 48.3% compare
- 88 Mozambique 47.3% compare
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 qualified in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified in Burkina Faso was 52.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 52.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2013.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified?
- Burkina Faso ranks 85th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are qualified rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 primary education who are qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release