Burkina Faso vs Mali: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
0.8932 index
in 2025
Mali
0.8434 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
148th
Mali rank
151st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.8932 index against 0.8434 index in Mali, a difference of 0.0498 index.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Mali ranks 151st of 164 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3672 index | 0.3485 index | 0.0187 index | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.5185 index | 0.4013 index | 0.1172 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.615 index | 0.4541 index | 0.1608 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.7121 index | 0.6149 index | 0.0972 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.8746 index | 0.7977 index | 0.0769 index | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.8932 index against 0.8434 index in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.0498 index, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th and Mali ranks 151st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.