Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.23 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6572 GPIA, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 6th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6572 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.6996 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6988 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7171 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7238 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7345 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7507 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7603 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7691 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7726 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7941 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8155 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8467 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8903 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9166 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9727 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.16 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6572 GPIA | 0.6572 GPIA | 0.6572 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7363 GPIA | 0.6988 GPIA | 0.7726 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.943 GPIA | 0.7941 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.23 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6572 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release