School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
21st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5719 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
53
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.03 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5719 GPIA, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5719 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5862 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5914 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5961 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6004 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5908 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5859 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5851 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5865 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5919 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5887 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5891 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5894 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.589 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5884 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5912 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5943 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6014 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6132 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.625 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6337 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6441 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6475 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6528 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6573 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6611 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6807 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.695 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7059 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7192 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7342 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7455 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7764 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7923 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8089 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8298 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8569 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8767 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9001 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9179 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9385 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9597 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9684 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9689 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9736 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9799 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9917 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5883 GPIA | 0.5719 GPIA | 0.6004 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5937 GPIA | 0.5884 GPIA | 0.6132 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6553 GPIA | 0.625 GPIA | 0.695 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7846 GPIA | 0.7059 GPIA | 0.8767 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.958 GPIA | 0.9001 GPIA | 0.9917 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More education data for Burkina Faso
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1303 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.03 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5719 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release