Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender was 1.26 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.26 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.26 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.8281 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
44
1971–2022
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Burkina Faso, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.26 GPIA for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in 2022. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8281 GPIA, in 1975.
Burkina Faso ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9664 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.9384 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9702 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.08 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8281 GPIA | -23.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9302 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9865 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9641 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9466 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9069 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPIA | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9597 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.958 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9903 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.14 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.13 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.24 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.7% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.26 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9633 GPIA | 0.8281 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9834 GPIA | 0.9069 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9903 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.24 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.26 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Burkina Faso?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender in Burkina Faso was 1.26 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8281 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender?
- Burkina Faso ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 the last grade of primary education,adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release