Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 0.9896 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.9896 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9896 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5667 GPI, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 124th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5667 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.5763 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5821 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5848 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.59 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5821 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.57 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5791 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5934 GPI | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5817 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5838 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5799 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5799 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5827 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5814 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.631 GPI | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6764 GPI | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7265 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7689 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7846 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8034 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8301 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8451 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8658 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8785 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8997 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9198 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9329 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9465 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.956 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9664 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.975 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9896 GPI | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5789 GPI | 0.5667 GPI | 0.59 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5833 GPI | 0.5799 GPI | 0.5934 GPI | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6537 GPI | 0.631 GPI | 0.6764 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7931 GPI | 0.7265 GPI | 0.8451 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.933 GPI | 0.8658 GPI | 0.9896 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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.9896 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9896 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5667 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 124th out of 173 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 to tertiary, 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 primary to tertiary to the male value for the same indicator. 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.