Researchers (HC) - % Female in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.5%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
103rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2010
All-time low
11.6%
in 2004
Years of data
16
1996–2024

Researchers (HC) - % Female in Burkina Faso, 1996–2024

05101520251996201020241996: 19.81997: 19.32001: 14.42002: 14.42003: 12.72004: 11.62005: 12.32007: 13.42010: 23.12014: 15.22017: 172019: 17.12020: 172021: 17.52023: 17.52024: 17.5

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

Annual values for Researchers (HC) - % Female in Burkina Faso, 1996 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 100 Palestine, State of 22.6% compare
  2. 101 Jordan 19.5% compare
  3. 102 Japan 18.5% compare
  4. 104 Mali 16.1% compare
  5. 105 Togo 11.5% compare
  6. 106 Ethiopia 11.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Researchers (HC) - % Female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
107 places, 1,805 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release