Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.11 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6612 GPI, in 1999.
Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6612 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.7034 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7024 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.719 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7256 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.737 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7545 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7649 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7751 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7802 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8029 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.825 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8559 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8995 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9259 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9827 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPI | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPI | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6612 GPI | 0.6612 GPI | 0.6612 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7402 GPI | 0.7024 GPI | 0.7802 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9547 GPI | 0.8029 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 10 |
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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, gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.11 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6612 GPI in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.