What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?

0.01 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Burkina Faso

0.93 GPI

in 2022

Ethiopia

0.92 GPI

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

79th

Ethiopia rank

81st

Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index over time

Burkina Faso
Ethiopia

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.93 GPI against 0.92 GPI in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.01 GPI.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 79th and Ethiopia ranks 81st of 96 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.685 GPI	0.6585 GPI	0.0265 GPI	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.85 GPI	0.92 GPI	0.07 GPI	Ethiopia
2020s	0.905 GPI	0.9034 GPI	0.0016 GPI	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?: Burkina Faso, at 0.93 GPI against 0.92 GPI in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 0.01 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Burkina Faso ranks 79th and Ethiopia ranks 81st of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit: GPI
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 136 places, 2,766 data points, 1974–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.