Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) was 17.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Burkina Faso, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Burkina Faso stood at 17.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Burkina Faso peaked at 21.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2004.
Burkina Faso ranks 87th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14.4% | — |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +57.4% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.8% | +0.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 17.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 87% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 17.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5%, 47% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +57.4% | 12.7% | 20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 11.6% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 17.4% | 21.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 17.2% | 17.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More science & technology data for Burkina Faso
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.59 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.17 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 27.46 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 519.72 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Burkina Faso?
- Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) in Burkina Faso was 17.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc)?
- Burkina Faso ranks 87th out of 92 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (hc) rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Female researchers as a percentage of total researchers (HC) - Government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release