Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes was 16.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 16.1% for percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso peaked at 17.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2003.
That places Burkina Faso 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 8.3% | — |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +102.7% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 16.1% | -1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 16.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.1%, 77% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 16.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +102.7% | 8.3% | 16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 8.3% | 17.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 14.6% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 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 teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes in Burkina Faso was 16.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 secondary education vocational programmes who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release