Burkina Faso vs Mali: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity
Burkina Faso
0.5354 modelled data
in 2025
Mali
0.5663 modelled data
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
159th
Mali rank
157th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.5663 modelled data against 0.5354 modelled data in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0309 modelled data.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Mali ranks 157th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3455 modelled data | 0.318 modelled data | 0.0275 modelled data | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.4305 modelled data | 0.3461 modelled data | 0.0843 modelled data | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4968 modelled data | 0.3783 modelled data | 0.1184 modelled data | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.484 modelled data | 0.4598 modelled data | 0.0242 modelled data | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.5233 modelled data | 0.5547 modelled data | 0.0314 modelled data | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.5663 modelled data against 0.5354 modelled data in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.0309 modelled data, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Mali ranks 157th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper 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