Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.5607 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1975–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso is 0.5607 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5607 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.17 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 79th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.17 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.33 GPIA | +94.1% |
| 1996 | 0.34 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.41 GPIA | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.45 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.55 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.51 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5607 GPIA | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.17 GPIA | 0.17 GPIA | 0.17 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.335 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.435 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.5067 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.5402 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.5607 GPIA | 3 |
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.5607 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5607 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release