Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender was 0.91 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso, 1991–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.91 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.93 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.74 GPIA, in 1991.
Burkina Faso ranks 57th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.74 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.83 GPIA | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.86 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.81 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.84 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.86 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.93 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.88 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.91 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.91 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.95 GPIA, 96% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.91 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.96 GPIA, 95% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.75 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.835 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.91 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 2 |
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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender in Burkina Faso was 0.91 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.74 GPIA in 1991.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender?
- Burkina Faso ranks 57th out of 58 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release