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

10 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Zambia: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Burkina Faso

0.7401 GPI

in 2024

Zambia

0.7534 GPI

in 2012

Burkina Faso rank

163rd

Zambia rank

161st

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

Burkina Faso
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.7534 GPI against 0.7401 GPI in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0133 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 161st of 187 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.2302 GPI	0.2472 GPI	0.017 GPI	Zambia
1980s	0.291 GPI	0.3166 GPI	0.0257 GPI	Zambia
1990s	0.2939 GPI	0.4479 GPI	0.154 GPI	Zambia
2010s	0.491 GPI	0.566 GPI	0.0749 GPI	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.7534 GPI against 0.7401 GPI in Burkina Faso as of 2012.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 0.0133 GPI, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2012.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?: Burkina Faso ranks 163rd and Zambia ranks 161st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (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, tertiary (gross), 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: 232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.