Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.5 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso is 0.5 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.0% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.17 LPIA, in 1991.
That places Burkina Faso 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.17 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.17 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.22 LPIA | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 0.25 LPIA | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.21 LPIA | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 LPIA | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 0.37 LPIA | +23.3% |
| 2018 | 0.37 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.33 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 0.42 LPIA | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5 LPIA | +19.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.5 LPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.59 LPIA, 85% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.5 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.64 LPIA, 78% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.17 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.245 LPIA | 0.21 LPIA | 0.3 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3567 LPIA | 0.33 LPIA | 0.37 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.46 LPIA | 0.42 LPIA | 0.5 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,557 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,439 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 78,072 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 75,598 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity in Burkina Faso was 0.5 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 51st out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release