Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 7,132 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso is 7,132 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and up 183.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso peaked at 7,132 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30 number, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 30 number | — |
| 1972 | 45 number | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 50 number | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 40 number | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 102 number | +155.0% |
| 1976 | 166 number | +62.7% |
| 1978 | 93 number | -44.0% |
| 1979 | 116 number | +24.7% |
| 1983 | 289 number | +149.1% |
| 1984 | 333 number | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 387 number | +16.2% |
| 1993 | 547 number | +41.3% |
| 1994 | 571 number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 439 number | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 315 number | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 352 number | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 773 number | +119.6% |
| 2002 | 807 number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,984 number | +145.8% |
| 2007 | 1,886 number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 2,245 number | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 2,515 number | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 2,889 number | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 3,531 number | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 3,671 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 3,786 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4,121 number | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 4,557 number | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 4,929 number | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 5,413 number | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 6,797 number | +25.6% |
| 2019 | 7,132 number | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.25 number | 30 number | 166 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 311 number | 289 number | 333 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 483.43 number | 315 number | 773 number | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,887 number | 807 number | 2,515 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,683 number | 2,889 number | 7,132 number | 10 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 7,132 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 7,132 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 number in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Burkina Faso ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.