Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.02 index for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.02 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5746 index, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5746 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5911 index | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5819 index | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5808 index | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5857 index | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5976 index | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5914 index | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5853 index | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6008 index | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5912 index | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5899 index | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5988 index | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5936 index | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6008 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6126 index | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6449 index | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6483 index | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6531 index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6534 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6531 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6793 index | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6912 index | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7042 index | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7168 index | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7317 index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7456 index | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.769 index | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7897 index | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8092 index | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8286 index | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8568 index | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8783 index | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9141 index | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9312 index | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9441 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9562 index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9563 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9599 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9661 index | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9714 index | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.973 index | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9811 index | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9939 index | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5828 index | 0.5746 index | 0.5911 index | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.5962 index | 0.5853 index | 0.6126 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6605 index | 0.6449 index | 0.6912 index | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.783 index | 0.7042 index | 0.8783 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9553 index | 0.9141 index | 0.9811 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 0.9939 index | 1.02 index | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0651 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0652 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3332 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,764 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 9.59 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.02 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5746 index in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.