Burkina Faso vs Burundi: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
1.19 GPIA
in 2024
Burundi
1.23 GPIA
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
7th
Burundi rank
5th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 1.23 GPIA against 1.19 GPIA in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Burundi ranks 5th of 213 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4271 GPIA | 0.387 GPIA | 0.04 GPIA | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.5288 GPIA | 0.5004 GPIA | 0.0283 GPIA | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.7109 GPIA | 0.7281 GPIA | 0.0171 GPIA | Burundi |
| 2010s | 0.8772 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.0228 GPIA | Burundi |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 0.1202 GPIA | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 1.23 GPIA against 1.19 GPIA in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 0.04 GPIA, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th and Burundi ranks 5th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release