Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 0.93 GPI in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1975–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso is 0.93 GPI, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.93 GPI in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3 GPI, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3 GPI | — |
| 1991 | 0.53 GPI | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 0.55 GPI | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.65 GPI | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.66 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.67 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.71 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5791 GPI | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.77 GPI | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85 GPI | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.88 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.93 GPI | +5.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.93 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.87 GPI, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.93 GPI is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.945 GPI, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +76.7% | 0.3 GPI | 0.53 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 GPI | 0.3 GPI | 0.3 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.54 GPI | 0.53 GPI | 0.55 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6725 GPI | 0.65 GPI | 0.71 GPI | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7623 GPI | 0.5791 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.905 GPI | 0.88 GPI | 0.93 GPI | 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, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.93 GPI in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPI in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 GPI in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.