Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary was 17.21 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Burkina Faso, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.21 for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Burkina Faso peaked at 53.11 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 17.21, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 89th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.73 | 18.91 | 53.11 | 3 |
| 1980s | 27.03 | 25.47 | 31.1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 31.9 | 25.53 | 40.92 | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.6 | 23.6 | 23.6 | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.85 | 17.21 | 24.67 | 7 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 77.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 91,764 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 78.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 76.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 9.91 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Burkina Faso?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary in Burkina Faso was 17.21 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 53.11 in 1975.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.21 in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary?
- Burkina Faso ranks 89th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in preprimary school.