Researchers (HC) - % Female in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Burkina Faso, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 17.5% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Burkina Faso peaked at 23.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2004.
That places Burkina Faso 103rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 19.8% | — |
| 1997 | 19.3% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | +72.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -34.0% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 17.5% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 17.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.3% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 11.6% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 23.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.0% | 17.5% | 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 researchers (hc) - % female in Burkina Faso?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Burkina Faso was 17.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2004.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 103rd out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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 Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release