School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.19 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.19 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
7th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.19 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.3812 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
41
1971–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.19 GPIA for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.19 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3812 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Burkina Faso 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.3873 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.3812 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4153 GPIA | +8.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4279 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4431 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4609 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4131 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4877 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5679 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5052 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5444 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.5101 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5248 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5419 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5069 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5447 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6175 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6528 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6536 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6798 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6944 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7049 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7207 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7285 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7363 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7373 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7524 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7658 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7956 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8302 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8635 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9001 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9272 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9501 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9778 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1.13 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.19 GPIA | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4271 GPIA | 0.3812 GPIA | 0.4877 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.5288 GPIA | 0.5052 GPIA | 0.5679 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.5811 GPIA | 0.5447 GPIA | 0.6175 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.7009 GPIA | 0.6528 GPIA | 0.7373 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8772 GPIA | 0.7524 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 4 Senegal 1.23 GPIA compare
- 5 Burundi 1.23 GPIA compare
- 6 French Polynesia 1.2 GPIA compare
- 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.17 GPIA compare
- 9 Bangladesh 1.17 GPIA compare
- 10 Gambia 1.16 GPIA compare
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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.19 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3812 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 7th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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, secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release