School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.05 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
91st
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.5478 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2024
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso is 1.05 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5478 GPIA, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 91st of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5478 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5591 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5674 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5706 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5766 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.569 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.558 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5687 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5852 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5723 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5766 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5718 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.574 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5758 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5715 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6202 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6709 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7187 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7576 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7706 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7874 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8164 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8288 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.847 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8565 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.878 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8989 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9156 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9272 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.936 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9464 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9568 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9708 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9845 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5647 GPIA | 0.5478 GPIA | 0.5766 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5753 GPIA | 0.5715 GPIA | 0.5852 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6455 GPIA | 0.6202 GPIA | 0.6709 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7799 GPIA | 0.7187 GPIA | 0.8288 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.847 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9845 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 88 Serbia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 89 Netherlands 1.05 GPIA compare
- 90 South Africa 1.05 GPIA compare
- 92 Botswana 1.05 GPIA compare
- 93 New Zealand 1.05 GPIA compare
- 94 Armenia 1.05 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5478 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 91st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release