Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.14 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 165 countries
All-time high
1.14 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.455 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.14 modelled data for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.14 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.455 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.455 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.457 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4678 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4774 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4926 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5115 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5311 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5535 modelled data | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5746 modelled data | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5934 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6111 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6285 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.645 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6564 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6704 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6833 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7008 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7195 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7371 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7467 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.751 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7526 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7554 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7648 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7787 modelled data | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7998 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8246 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8527 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8837 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9161 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9473 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9771 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.14 modelled data | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5023 modelled data | 0.455 modelled data | 0.5746 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6645 modelled data | 0.5934 modelled data | 0.7371 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.791 modelled data | 0.7467 modelled data | 0.8837 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 modelled data | 0.9161 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 1.14 modelled data | 6 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 41.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.14 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release