Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location was 0.29 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Burkina Faso, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.29 LPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.29 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.09 LPIA, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 53rd of 55 countries on this measure, 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, female, adjusted location in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.09 LPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.09 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 LPIA | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.12 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.11 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.21 LPIA | +90.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.17 LPIA | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.16 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.23 LPIA | +43.8% |
| 2022 | 0.29 LPIA | +26.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.29 LPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.375 LPIA, 77% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.29 LPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.39 LPIA, 74% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.09 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.14 LPIA | 0.11 LPIA | 0.21 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1767 LPIA | 0.16 LPIA | 0.2 LPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.26 LPIA | 0.23 LPIA | 0.29 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, female, adjusted location in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location in Burkina Faso was 0.29 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 LPIA in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location?
- Burkina Faso ranks 53rd out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release