School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.7401 GPI in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.7401 GPI. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.7401 GPI in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1129 GPI, in 1972.
That places Burkina Faso 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1712 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.1129 GPI | -34.1% |
| 1973 | 0.15 GPI | +32.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1991 GPI | +32.7% |
| 1975 | 0.2464 GPI | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 0.238 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 0.259 GPI | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.264 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.245 GPI | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2807 GPI | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 0.2687 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2676 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2825 GPI | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2822 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2946 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2985 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3125 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3142 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3133 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2944 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2966 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2865 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2909 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3134 GPI | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.279 GPI | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3134 GPI | +12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2898 GPI | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2939 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3446 GPI | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2937 GPI | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4544 GPI | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4611 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4588 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4963 GPI | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4831 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4765 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4919 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4902 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4866 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.479 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5148 GPI | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.5041 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5134 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5736 GPI | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5537 GPI | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5452 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5884 GPI | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6235 GPI | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6755 GPI | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7401 GPI | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2095 GPI | 0.1129 GPI | 0.264 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.2915 GPI | 0.2676 GPI | 0.3142 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2953 GPI | 0.279 GPI | 0.3134 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4274 GPI | 0.2937 GPI | 0.4963 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5084 GPI | 0.4765 GPI | 0.5736 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6345 GPI | 0.5452 GPI | 0.7401 GPI | 5 |
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More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.7401 GPI in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7401 GPI in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1129 GPI in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 163rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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 School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.