Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.93 index in 2022. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso is 0.93 index, 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.93 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3 index, in 1975.
Burkina Faso ranks 79th of 96 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.3 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.53 index | +76.7% |
| 1996 | 0.55 index | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.65 index | +18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.66 index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.67 index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.71 index | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5791 index | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 0.77 index | +33.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85 index | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 0.85 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.88 index | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.93 index | +5.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.93 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.87 index, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.93 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.945 index, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 index | 0.53 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 index | 0.3 index | 0.3 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.54 index | 0.53 index | 0.55 index | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6725 index | 0.65 index | 0.71 index | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7623 index | 0.5791 index | 0.85 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.905 index | 0.88 index | 0.93 index | 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 levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.93 index in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3 index in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 79th out of 96 countries with data for 2022.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.