Benin vs Burkina Faso: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Benin
0.513 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0.5354 index
in 2025
Benin rank
160th
Burkina Faso rank
159th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5354 index against 0.513 index in Benin, a difference of 0.0224 index.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 160th and Burkina Faso ranks 159th of 164 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2715 index | 0.3455 index | 0.074 index | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.3194 index | 0.4305 index | 0.1111 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.3266 index | 0.4968 index | 0.1701 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4059 index | 0.484 index | 0.0782 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.4955 index | 0.5233 index | 0.0278 index | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.5354 index against 0.513 index in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 0.0224 index, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Benin ranks 160th and Burkina Faso ranks 159th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.