Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
34th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.5746 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2024
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.02 GPIA for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5746 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burkina Faso 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5746 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5911 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5819 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5808 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5857 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5976 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5914 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5853 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.6008 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5912 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5899 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5988 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5936 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6008 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6126 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6449 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6483 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6531 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6534 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6531 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6793 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6912 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7042 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7168 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7317 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7456 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.769 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7897 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8092 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8286 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8568 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8783 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9141 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9312 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9441 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9562 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9563 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9599 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9714 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9939 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5828 GPIA | 0.5746 GPIA | 0.5911 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.5962 GPIA | 0.5853 GPIA | 0.6126 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6605 GPIA | 0.6449 GPIA | 0.6912 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.783 GPIA | 0.7042 GPIA | 0.8783 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9553 GPIA | 0.9141 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9939 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
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 total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5746 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release