Burkina Faso vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Teachers in primary education, male

Burkina Faso
42,697 number
in 2019
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
161,517 number
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
43rd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
40th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 161,517 number against 42,697 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 118,820 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 3.8 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 3,935 number 189,795 number 185,860 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1990s 9,155 number 205,732 number 196,577 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 18,940 number 202,699 number 183,759 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 34,737 number 175,386 number 140,649 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 161,517 number against 42,697 number in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
118,820 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?
Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/