Burkina Faso - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Burkina Faso was 47.85 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 47.98 in 2019, while its lowest value was 16.29 in 1971.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 16.29
1972 16.84
1974 16.68
1975 17.35
1976 18.15
1977 18.37
1978 18.82
1979 20.07
1980 19.91
1981 20.19
1982 20.83
1983 21.07
1984 20.68
1985 23.19
1986 24.99
1987 25.26
1988 26.32
1989 26.01
1990 26.61
1991 27.01
1993 24.42
1994 23.38
1995 24.49
1996 24.31
1998 24.40
1999 24.69
2000 24.50
2001 22.94
2002 24.85
2003 27.03
2004 28.27
2005 29.06
2006 30.26
2007 31.03
2008 32.93
2009 33.38
2010 34.30
2011 36.31
2012 37.65
2013 39.49
2014 41.66
2015 44.62
2016 45.80
2017 46.58
2018 47.09
2019 47.98
2020 47.85

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs