Burkina Faso vs Tanzania: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
1.14 index
in 2025
Tanzania
1.15 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
17th
Tanzania rank
14th
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.15 index against 1.14 index in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.01 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 165 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5023 index | 0.8669 index | 0.3646 index | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.6645 index | 0.9635 index | 0.299 index | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.791 index | 0.9996 index | 0.2086 index | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 1.11 index | 0.0839 index | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.15 index | 0.02 index | Tanzania |
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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.15 index against 1.14 index in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 0.01 index, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Tanzania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Tanzania rank globally for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th and Tanzania ranks 14th 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.