What is the difference in teachers in primary education, male between Burkina Faso and Senegal?

1,281 number, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?

33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2019.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Senegal: Teachers in primary education, male

Burkina Faso

42,697 number

in 2019

Senegal

43,978 number

in 2019

Burkina Faso rank

43rd

Senegal rank

40th

Teachers in primary education, male over time

Burkina Faso
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 43,978 number against 42,697 number in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,281 number.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 40th of 196 countries.

Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,604 number	6,647 number	4,042 number	Senegal
1980s	3,737 number	8,375 number	4,639 number	Senegal
1990s	9,535 number	11,379 number	1,845 number	Senegal
2000s	18,962 number	25,263 number	6,301 number	Senegal
2010s	32,464 number	39,347 number	6,883 number	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, male, Burkina Faso or Senegal?: Senegal, at 43,978 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 Senegal?: 1,281 number, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Senegal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2019.
How do Burkina Faso and Senegal rank globally for teachers in primary education, male?: Burkina Faso ranks 43rd and Senegal 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: 21 August 2026

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/