Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.5044 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5044 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 129.3% on the previous year and up 260.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5044 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.11 GPIA, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 60th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.16 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.11 GPIA | -31.2% |
| 1996 | 0.21 GPIA | +90.9% |
| 2003 | 0.14 GPIA | -33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.33 GPIA | +135.7% |
| 2006 | 0.23 GPIA | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 0.25 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.14 GPIA | -44.0% |
| 2018 | 0.24 GPIA | +71.4% |
| 2019 | 0.28 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.36 GPIA | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.22 GPIA | -38.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5044 GPIA | +129.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.16 GPIA | 0.16 GPIA | 0.16 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.16 GPIA | 0.11 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2375 GPIA | 0.14 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.22 GPIA | 0.14 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.3615 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.5044 GPIA | 3 |
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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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 0.5044 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5044 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 84 countries with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.3%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release