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

5 years are reported by both, from 2003 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 Ghana: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index

Burkina Faso

0.93 GPI

in 2022

Ghana

0.9218 GPI

in 2022

Burkina Faso rank

79th

Ghana rank

80th

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

Burkina Faso
Ghana

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.93 GPI against 0.9218 GPI in Ghana, a difference of 0.0082 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ghana ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 80th of 96 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.65 GPI	0.8617 GPI	0.2117 GPI	Ghana
2010s	0.6745 GPI	0.9288 GPI	0.2542 GPI	Ghana
2020s	0.905 GPI	0.9609 GPI	0.0559 GPI	Ghana

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 Ghana?: Burkina Faso, at 0.93 GPI against 0.9218 GPI in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 0.0082 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?: Burkina Faso ranks 79th and Ghana ranks 80th 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.