Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 0.9858 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2019, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.9858 GPI. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.9858 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5898 GPI, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 140th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5898 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.6063 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5957 GPI | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.594 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.5984 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6099 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.603 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5954 GPI | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6099 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5995 GPI | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5978 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6066 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6004 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6072 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6187 GPI | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.651 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6538 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6581 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.6583 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6577 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6825 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6942 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7073 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7203 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7356 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7502 GPI | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7744 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7958 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8159 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8351 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8634 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.885 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.921 GPI | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9381 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9513 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9635 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9637 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9666 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9719 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9765 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9778 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9858 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5968 GPI | 0.5898 GPI | 0.6063 GPI | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6048 GPI | 0.5954 GPI | 0.6187 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6651 GPI | 0.651 GPI | 0.6942 GPI | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7883 GPI | 0.7073 GPI | 0.885 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9616 GPI | 0.921 GPI | 0.9858 GPI | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 137 Sri Lanka 0.9891 GPI compare
- 138 Tajikistan 0.9887 GPI compare
- 139 Uzbekistan 0.9872 GPI compare
- 141 Mongolia 0.9855 GPI compare
- 142 Naoero 0.9853 GPI compare
- 143 Saudi Arabia 0.9845 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.9858 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9858 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5898 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.