Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index was 0.7941 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso is 0.7941 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.7941 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4627 GPI, in 1999.
That places Burkina Faso 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.4627 GPI | — |
| 2000 | 0.4933 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5257 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.541 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5812 GPI | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6001 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6122 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6191 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6129 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6155 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6088 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5967 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6252 GPI | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6571 GPI | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6548 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.655 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6724 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6956 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.718 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7941 GPI | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4627 GPI | 0.4627 GPI | 0.4627 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5779 GPI | 0.4933 GPI | 0.6191 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6678 GPI | 0.5967 GPI | 0.7941 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 160 Cameroon 0.8165 GPI compare
- 161 Mozambique 0.813 GPI compare
- 162 Angola 0.8071 GPI compare
- 164 Iraq 0.7876 GPI compare
- 165 Liechtenstein 0.7632 GPI compare
- 166 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.7583 GPI compare
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, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.7941 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7941 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4627 GPI in 1999.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 163rd out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for upper 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.