Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.4 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso is 0.4 LPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.9% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.4 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.16 LPIA, in 1996.
That places Burkina Faso 52nd out of 53 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.17 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.16 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2 LPIA | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.21 LPIA | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.18 LPIA | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 0.29 LPIA | +61.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.26 LPIA | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.22 LPIA | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 0.29 LPIA | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4 LPIA | +37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.165 LPIA | 0.16 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.22 LPIA | 0.18 LPIA | 0.29 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.26 LPIA | 0.22 LPIA | 0.3 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.345 LPIA | 0.29 LPIA | 0.4 LPIA | 2 |
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 location parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.4 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 LPIA in 1996.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd out of 53 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release