Number of teachers in primary education rose 6.36% to 87.3 '000 in Burkina Faso in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 87.3 '000 in 2020 and an all time low of 2.37 '000 in 1971. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, number of teachers in primary education in Ghana amounted to 186 '000, 101 '000 in Ivory Coast, 63.8 '000 in Mali and 73.5 '000 in Niger in 2020.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 38th within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | '000 | 165 | 170 | 177 | 182 | 223 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Benin | '000 | ... | 49.7 | 54.5 | 51.7 | 56.7 | 53.3 | |||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | '000 | 64.2 | 69.1 | 74.7 | 80.7 | 82.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | '000 | 40.9 | 38.9 | 39.6 | 43.8 | 44.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ghana | '000 | 139 | 143 | 161 | 162 | 169 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Guinea | '000 | 35.9 | 37.7 | 39.9 | 40.8 | 42.1 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | '000 | ... | ... | ... | 80.2 | 85.1 | 88.9 | 93.3 | 96.3 | |||||||||||||
| Liberia | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.5 | 30.4 | 28.5 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
| Libya | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | '000 | 52.1 | 60.3 | 66.4 | 65.5 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 | 17.7 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 19.1 | 16.6 | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Niger | '000 | 66.8 | 72.0 | 76.2 | 69.0 | 67.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | '000 | 33.9 | 36.2 | 38.0 | 38.6 | 40.6 |
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