Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 17.32 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.32 for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Burkina Faso peaked at 29.8 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 5.13, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.92 | 5.13 | 13.14 | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.45 | 10.23 | 10.68 | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.29 | 12.78 | 29.8 | 7 |
| 2000s | 17.72 | 14.08 | 19.25 | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.61 | 17.27 | 19.73 | 9 |
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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 0-14 41.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (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, female 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 9.91 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Burkina Faso?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Burkina Faso was 17.32 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8 in 1996.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Burkina Faso ranks 74th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.