Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.18 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.18 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
2nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
1.18 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9215 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
45
1971–2022
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso is 1.18 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9215 GPIA, in 1976.
That places Burkina Faso 2nd out of 149 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9696 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9912 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9728 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.12 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9368 GPIA | -16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.9215 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 1 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9653 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9689 GPIA | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9947 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.9559 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.18 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9923 GPIA | 0.9215 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9559 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.15 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 3 |
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 survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 1.18 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9215 GPIA in 1976.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 2nd out of 149 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release