Burkina Faso: Secondary education, teachers, female

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Burkina Faso's secondary education, teachers, female rose 3.3% on 2023 (from 12,205 to 12,609).

Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +12% and a typical year strayed about 7.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.4% in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 698.54 a year. A straight line explains 94% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Burkina Faso had the 53rd highest value of the 83 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Burkina Faso in the 2024 ranking

• Hong Kong SAR, China — 50th of 83: 17,472
• Albania — 51st of 83: 16,308
• Moldova — 52nd of 83: 15,925
• Rwanda — 54th of 83: 11,758
• Latvia — 55th of 83: 10,082
• El Salvador — 56th of 83: 9,803

What this measures

Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 22 values

Secondary education, teachers, female in nearby economies

• Benin — 6,971 (2022)
• Botswana — 8,532 (2021)
• Burundi — 7,258 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 1,787 (2022)
• Cameroon — 48,324 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 2,040 (2017)
• Chad — 2,404 (2024)
• Comoros — 830 (2022)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 109,250 (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 4,503 (2023)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More education data for Burkina Faso

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 3.07 million (2024)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 77.17% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 78.3% (2024)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 76.06% (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 91,764 (2024)
• Primary education, teachers (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Burkina Faso's secondary education, teachers, female?

12,609 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1976?

It is up 5,176% from 239 in 1976 (8.61% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 12,609 in 2024 and the lowest 239 in 1976.

How does Burkina Faso rank?

53rd highest of 83 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers, female unusual for Burkina Faso?

In 2024, Burkina Faso's secondary education, teachers, female rose 3.3% on 2023 (from 12,205 to 12,609). Across the 17 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +12% and a typical year strayed about 7.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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