Burkina Faso vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index

Burkina Faso
1.02 GPI
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.9762 GPI
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
32nd

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
00.250.50.751197019952021

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.02 GPI against 0.9762 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.0438 GPI.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6032 GPI 0.6553 GPI 0.0521 GPI Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 0.604 GPI 0.7802 GPI 0.1763 GPI Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 0.6613 GPI 0.8595 GPI 0.1982 GPI Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 0.7923 GPI 0.9199 GPI 0.1276 GPI Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 0.9643 GPI 0.9596 GPI 0.0046 GPI Burkina Faso
2020s 1.01 GPI 0.9762 GPI 0.033 GPI Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Burkina Faso, at 1.02 GPI against 0.9762 GPI in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
0.0438 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,722 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.