Burkina Faso vs Rwanda: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
1.14 index
in 2025
Rwanda
1.12 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Rwanda rank
20th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Rwanda
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.14 index against 1.12 index in Rwanda, a difference of 0.02 index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Rwanda ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 20th of 165 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5023 index | 0.835 index | 0.3327 index | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 0.6645 index | 0.9698 index | 0.3053 index | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 0.791 index | 1.05 index | 0.2587 index | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.21 index | 0.1771 index | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.15 index | 0.0241 index | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Rwanda?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.14 index against 1.12 index in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 0.02 index, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Rwanda?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Rwanda rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Rwanda ranks 20th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary 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 primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.