School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.549 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.08 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.549 GPIA, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.549 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5609 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5693 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.573 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5789 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5735 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5614 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5729 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5885 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5763 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5824 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5775 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.5799 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5814 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5764 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6277 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6784 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6944 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7047 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7304 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7578 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.772 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7889 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8068 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8275 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8423 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8618 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8768 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8984 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9219 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9378 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.947 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9584 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9708 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9792 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.998 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5674 GPIA | 0.549 GPIA | 0.5789 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5803 GPIA | 0.5763 GPIA | 0.5885 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.653 GPIA | 0.6277 GPIA | 0.6784 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7694 GPIA | 0.6944 GPIA | 0.8423 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.935 GPIA | 0.8618 GPIA | 0.998 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 5 |
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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 1.08 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.549 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release