Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 68.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burkina Faso, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 68.1% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burkina Faso peaked at 69.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 86th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 56.4% | — |
| 2011 | 52.6% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 59.4% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 57.8% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 69.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | -6.5% |
| 2024 | 68.1% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 56.4% | 56.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 49.7% | 60.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 65.2% | 69.7% | 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 proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burkina Faso was 68.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 86th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release