Burkina Faso vs India: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
Burkina Faso
0.5044 GPIA
in 2023
India
0.5119 GPIA
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
60th
India rank
59th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- Burkina Faso
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.5119 GPIA against 0.5044 GPIA in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0075 GPIA.
Across all 7 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th and India ranks 59th of 84 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.11 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 0.19 GPIA | India |
| 2000s | 0.23 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 0.13 GPIA | India |
| 2010s | 0.26 GPIA | 0.4839 GPIA | 0.2239 GPIA | India |
| 2020s | 0.3615 GPIA | 0.537 GPIA | 0.1755 GPIA | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Burkina Faso or India?
- India, at 0.5119 GPIA against 0.5044 GPIA in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Burkina Faso and India?
- 0.0075 GPIA, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and India?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and India rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th and India ranks 59th of 84 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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