Burkina Faso vs Mali: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
0.5354 index
in 2025
Mali
0.5663 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
159th
Mali rank
157th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 0.5663 index against 0.5354 index in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0309 index.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Mali ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Mali ranks 157th of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3455 index | 0.318 index | 0.0275 index | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.4305 index | 0.3461 index | 0.0843 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.4968 index | 0.3783 index | 0.1184 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.484 index | 0.4598 index | 0.0242 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.5233 index | 0.5547 index | 0.0314 index | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index, Burkina Faso or Mali?
- Mali, at 0.5663 index against 0.5354 index in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and Mali?
- 0.0309 index, with Mali 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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th and Mali ranks 157th 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.