Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity was 1.23 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso is 1.23 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.23 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8281 GPI, in 1975.
That places Burkina Faso 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9664 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9384 GPI | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9702 GPI | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.09 GPI | +12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8281 GPI | -23.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9302 GPI | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 1 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9865 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9641 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.9466 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9069 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.01 GPI | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 1.01 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9597 GPI | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.958 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.02 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9903 GPI | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.07 GPI | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.09 GPI | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.05 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.04 GPI | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPI | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.16 GPI | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.14 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.15 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.14 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPI | +7.5% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.23 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.23 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 GPI, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9641 GPI | 0.8281 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9836 GPI | 0.9069 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPI | 0.9903 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.05 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 1.23 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 the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity in Burkina Faso was 1.23 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8281 GPI in 1975.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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, 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 the last grade of primary education to the male survival rate to the last grade of primary education. 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.