Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 55.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
55.3%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
47th
of 69 countries
All-time high
59.5%
in 2015
All-time low
36.4%
in 2011
Years of data
6
2011–2016
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Burkina Faso, 2011–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 55.3% for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2016.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Burkina Faso ranks 47th of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 36.4% | — |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +29.5% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -7.1% |
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Burkina Faso?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Burkina Faso was 55.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 2011.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Burkina Faso ranks 47th out of 69 countries with data for 2016.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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 Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release