Burkina Faso vs North America: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index

Burkina Faso
1.11 GPI
in 2021
North America
0.9819 GPI
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
26th
North America rank
30th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • North America
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 1.11 GPI against 0.9819 GPI in North America, a difference of 0.1281 GPI.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was North America ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and North America ranks 30th of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and North America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4375 GPI 0.7715 GPI 0.334 GPI North America
1980s 0.5379 GPI 1.04 GPI 0.4997 GPI North America
1990s 0.5871 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.4238 GPI North America
2000s 0.7054 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.3007 GPI North America
2010s 0.8954 GPI 1 GPI 0.106 GPI North America
2020s 1.06 GPI 0.9819 GPI 0.0788 GPI Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index, Burkina Faso or North America?
Burkina Faso, at 1.11 GPI against 0.9819 GPI in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index between Burkina Faso and North America?
0.1281 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
How do Burkina Faso and North America rank globally for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 26th and North America ranks 30th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, secondary (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
241 places, 8,237 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

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