Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes was 95.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
95.6%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
40th
of 56 countries
All-time high
96.2%
in 2017
All-time low
83.3%
in 2016
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, 2013–2019

0204060801002013201620192013: 85.6 %2014: 84.4 %2015: 85.4 %2016: 83.3 %2017: 96.2 %2018: 94.7 %2019: 95.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso is 95.6%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

That places Burkina Faso 40th out of 56 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%) in Burkina Faso, 2013 to 2019.
Year % Change
2013 85.6%
2014 84.4% -1.4%
2015 85.4% +1.3%
2016 83.3% -2.5%
2017 96.2% +15.4%
2018 94.7% -1.5%
2019 95.6% +0.9%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 95.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 98.6%, 97% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 95.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 99.2%, 96% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 37 Costa Rica 97.7% compare
  2. 38 Nepal 96.8% compare
  3. 39 China 95.7% compare
  4. 41 Dominican Republic 94.9% compare
  5. 42 Mongolia 93.7% compare
  6. 43 Eswatini 92.4% compare

See the full ranking of 86 places →

More reference data data for Burkina Faso

All data for Burkina Faso →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso was 95.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2016.
How does Burkina Faso rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 56 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-qualified-teachers-in-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/burkina-faso/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-qualified-teachers-in-primary-education-both-sexes-percent/burkina-faso/">Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes in Burkina Faso</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 549 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/