Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.8932 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8932 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
148th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.8932 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.3144 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.8932 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.8932 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3144 modelled data, in 1981.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3144 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.3244 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3362 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3466 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3645 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3875 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3981 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4098 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4228 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4322 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4475 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4668 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4911 modelled data | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5114 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5284 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5476 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5671 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5874 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6051 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6284 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6401 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6426 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6371 modelled data | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6273 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6136 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6002 modelled data | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5896 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5849 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.586 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5987 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6154 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6357 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6602 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6897 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7219 modelled data | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.757 modelled data | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7864 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8167 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8394 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8552 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8652 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.87 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.879 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8851 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8932 modelled data | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3672 modelled data | 0.3144 modelled data | 0.4228 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5185 modelled data | 0.4322 modelled data | 0.6051 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.615 modelled data | 0.5849 modelled data | 0.6426 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7121 modelled data | 0.5987 modelled data | 0.8394 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8746 modelled data | 0.8552 modelled data | 0.8932 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 539,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 153,670 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 225,902 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 45,944 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,820 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 94,982 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 0.8932 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8932 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3144 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. 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 Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release