Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 18.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
18.6%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
93rd
of 98 countries
All-time high
18.6%
in 2024
All-time low
16.2%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2009–2024
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso stood at 18.6%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2016.
That places Burkina Faso 93rd out of 98 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18.0% | — |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +2.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 18.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.9%, 85% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 18.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.0%, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.5% | 18.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 90 Mozambique 21.6% compare
- 91 Bangladesh 20.0% compare
- 92 Senegal 19.4% compare
- 94 Eritrea 18.3% compare
- 95 Côte d'Ivoire 17.4% compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 17.1% 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 secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Burkina Faso was 18.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2016.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Burkina Faso ranks 93rd out of 98 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 trained 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