Burkina Faso vs UNICEF: World: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
0.5607 GPIA
in 2023
UNICEF: World
0.93 GPIA
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
79th
UNICEF: World rank
78th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- UNICEF: World
How they compare
UNICEF: World currently reports 0.93 GPIA against 0.5607 GPIA in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.3693 GPIA.
That makes UNICEF: World's figure about 1.7 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, UNICEF: World has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 79th and UNICEF: World ranks 78th of 87 countries.
UNICEF: World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | UNICEF: World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.335 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.495 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
| 2000s | 0.435 GPIA | 0.8825 GPIA | 0.4475 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
| 2010s | 0.5067 GPIA | 0.9167 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
| 2020s | 0.5402 GPIA | 0.9233 GPIA | 0.3831 GPIA | UNICEF: World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index, Burkina Faso or UNICEF: World?
- UNICEF: World, at 0.93 GPIA against 0.5607 GPIA in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and UNICEF: World?
- 0.3693 GPIA, with UNICEF: World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and UNICEF: World?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and UNICEF: World rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th and UNICEF: World ranks 78th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 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