Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.4261 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.4261 GPIA
Change on year
down 19.1%
World rank
17th
of 25 countries
All-time high
0.8589 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.4261 GPIA
in 2023
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.4261 GPIA for teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 19.1% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 25 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.7648 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.825 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6424 GPIA | -22.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8589 GPIA | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 0.521 GPIA | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5271 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4261 GPIA | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7441 GPIA | 0.6424 GPIA | 0.825 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5833 GPIA | 0.4261 GPIA | 0.8589 GPIA | 4 |
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 teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 0.4261 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8589 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4261 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 25 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. 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 Teacher attrition rate from primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release