Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 18.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 18.4% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso peaked at 30.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 195th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29.2% | — |
| 1983 | 30.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -63.9% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +52.5% |
| 2007 | 16.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 16.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 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 | 18.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 18.4% | +1.8% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 18.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 23.9%, 77% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 18.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.8%, 62% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -63.9% | 30.7% | 11.1% |
| 2006 | +52.5% | 11.1% | 16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 30.7% | 30.7% | 30.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 11.1% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 16.3% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 18.4% | 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 who are female in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burkina Faso was 18.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 195th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release