Burkina Faso vs Nigeria: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Burkina Faso
0.8932 modelled data
in 2025
Nigeria
0.9133 modelled data
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Nigeria rank
147th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.9133 modelled data against 0.8932 modelled data in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0201 modelled data.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 164 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3672 modelled data | 0.7846 modelled data | 0.4174 modelled data | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.5185 modelled data | 0.8229 modelled data | 0.3044 modelled data | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.615 modelled data | 0.8595 modelled data | 0.2446 modelled data | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.7121 modelled data | 0.8907 modelled data | 0.1786 modelled data | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.8746 modelled data | 0.9116 modelled data | 0.037 modelled data | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Burkina Faso or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.9133 modelled data against 0.8932 modelled data in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 0.0201 modelled data, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nigeria?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Nigeria rank globally for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Nigeria ranks 147th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release