Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.14 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burkina Faso stood at 1.14 GPI. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.14 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9215 GPI, in 1976.
That places Burkina Faso 5th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9696 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9912 GPI | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9728 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 1.13 GPI | +16.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9368 GPI | -17.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9215 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.01 GPI | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 1 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 1 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9653 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.03 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9689 GPI | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 1 GPI | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9947 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.04 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 1.04 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9559 GPI | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.04 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPI | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.06 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.11 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPI | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPI | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPI | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.08 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPI | +5.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.14 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPI, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.14 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPI, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9941 GPI | 0.9215 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9653 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9559 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.04 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 1.14 GPI | 8 |
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, gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.14 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9215 GPI in 1976.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 5th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.