Inequality in education in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Inequality in education was 0.4607 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.4607
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.4607
in 2021
All-time low
0.3865
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in education in Burkina Faso, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inequality in education in Burkina Faso is 0.4607, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in education in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4607 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3865, in 2010.
Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in education in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3865 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3865 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4607 | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4607 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4607 | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.4607 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4009, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.4607 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3425, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3865 | 0.3865 | 0.3865 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4422 | 0.3865 | 0.4607 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 66.29 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 65.71 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in education in Burkina Faso?
- Inequality in education in Burkina Faso was 0.4607 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4607 in 2021.
- What is the lowest inequality in education recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3865 in 2010.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for inequality in education?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in education rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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