School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9988 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9988 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
112th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.7647 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
47
1971–2024
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.9988 GPIA for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7647 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Burkina Faso 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9127 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7663 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8084 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7647 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.91 GPIA | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9333 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9631 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7985 GPIA | -17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8485 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7894 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8946 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9934 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9843 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9483 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9268 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.02 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9988 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9715 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9934 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9885 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9879 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9911 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9961 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8562 GPIA | 0.7647 GPIA | 0.9631 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9603 GPIA | 0.7894 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9715 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9979 GPIA | 0.9911 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.9988 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7647 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release