Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
12.0%
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
8th
of 28 countries
All-time high
12.0%
in 2023
All-time low
2.9%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Burkina Faso, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Burkina Faso is 12.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | +73.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -62.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +289.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.1% | 5.5% | 9.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 2.9% | 12.0% | 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, male in Burkina Faso?
- Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male in Burkina Faso was 12.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest teacher attrition rate from primary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2021.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for teacher attrition rate from primary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teacher attrition rate from primary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. 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 Teacher attrition rate from primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release