Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Trained teachers in secondary education, male was 67.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso, 2009–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male teachers.
Analysis
In 2024, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso stood at 67.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso peaked at 69.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2014.
That places Burkina Faso 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % of male teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 48.8% | — |
| 2011 | 47.1% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 46.4% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +29.2% |
| 2016 | 59.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.9% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +3.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 67.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.1%, 100% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 82.0%, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.2% | 46.4% | 59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 46.4% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 63.7% | 69.4% | 5 |
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 trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, male in Burkina Faso was 67.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2014.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for trained teachers in secondary education, male?
- Burkina Faso ranks 78th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education, male (% of male teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.