Work & Labour in Burkina Faso

89 indicators covering work & labour for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment with intermediate education 11.3% 2024 up 43.9% 19th
Unemployment with basic education, female 6.9% 2024 down 16.7% 68th
Unemployment with advanced education 14.7% 2024 up 27.9% 7th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 15.8% 2024 up 54.0% 18th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 24.5% 2025 down 40.3% 23rd
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 8.9% 2024 up 33.6% 23rd
Labor force with basic education, female 50.2% 2024 up 0.9% 27th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 18.9% 2025 down 38.0% 25th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 28.9% 2025 down 41.0% 27th
Labor force with basic education 58.0% 2024 down 1.0% 39th
Labor force with basic education, male 66.1% 2024 up 0.4% 50th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 56.8% 2025 up 7.6% 52nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.0% 2025 down 1.1% 57th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula 54.9% 2024 up 19.5% 110th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 58.4% 2024 up 18.0% 120th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-a 49.4% 2024 up 22.8% 95th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 10.0% 2024 up 11.4% 11th
Labor force with advanced education, male 76.6% 2024 up 20.7% 97th
Labor force with advanced education 72.8% 2024 up 25.1% 99th
Labor force with advanced education, female 66.7% 2024 up 38.7% 98th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.3% 2025 up 3.1% 54th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 23.5% 2024 up 31.4% 9th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 44.6% 2025 down 5.4% 40th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 50.6% 2025 down 9.8% 41st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 39.8% 2025 up 0.8% 45th
Part time employment, female 32.8% 2025 down 23.9% 47th
Part time employment, male 17.9% 2025 down 42.7% 44th
Part time employment, total 25.2% 2025 down 31.6% 43rd
Female share of employment in senior and middle management 25.9% 2025 up 8.1% 78th