Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 2,311 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
2,311 number
Change on year
up 36.3%
World rank
92nd
of 131 countries
All-time high
2,311 number
in 2019
All-time low
943 number
in 2009
Years of data
5
2009–2019

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso, 2009–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2009201420192009: 943 number2016: 1.7k number2017: 1.5k number2018: 1.7k number2019: 2.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 2,311 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.3% on the previous year and up 145.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso peaked at 2,311 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 943 number, in 2009.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) in Burkina Faso, 2009 to 2019.
Year number Change
2009 943 number
2016 1,743 number +84.8%
2017 1,489 number -14.6%
2018 1,696 number +13.9%
2019 2,311 number +36.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 943 number 943 number 943 number 1
2010s 1,810 number 1,489 number 2,311 number 4

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 89 Cambodia 2,641 number
  2. 90 Brunei Darussalam 2,606 number compare
  3. 91 Qatar 2,570 number compare
  4. 93 Cyprus 2,296 number compare
  5. 94 Luxembourg 1,784 number compare
  6. 95 Ethiopia 1,728 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso?
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Burkina Faso was 2,311 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 2,311 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 943 number in 2009.
How does Burkina Faso rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd out of 131 countries with data for 2019.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.1%. 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 Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,830 data points, 1971–2019
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.