Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index was 0.6746 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso, 2003–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.6746 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.6746 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2587 LPIA, in 2003.
Burkina Faso ranks 66th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.2587 LPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.2614 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3554 LPIA | +36.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6645 LPIA | +87.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6746 LPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2601 LPIA | 0.2587 LPIA | 0.2614 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5099 LPIA | 0.3554 LPIA | 0.6645 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6746 LPIA | 0.6746 LPIA | 0.6746 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 130,920 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.6746 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6746 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2587 LPIA in 2003.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 66th out of 83 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release