Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso stood at 1.08 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6904 GPIA, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.6904 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7064 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7177 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7419 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7709 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7859 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8022 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8212 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8439 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8607 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8824 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8996 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9207 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.945 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9557 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9686 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9809 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9921 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6904 GPIA | 0.6904 GPIA | 0.6904 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7834 GPIA | 0.7064 GPIA | 0.8607 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.956 GPIA | 0.8824 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6904 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Burkina Faso ranks 6th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and 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