Burkina Faso vs South Sudan: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index
Burkina Faso
0.5354 index
in 2025
South Sudan
0.5074 index
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
159th
South Sudan rank
161st
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Sudan
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0.5354 index against 0.5074 index in South Sudan, a difference of 0.028 index.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Sudan ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th and South Sudan ranks 161st of 164 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3455 index | 0.444 index | 0.0985 index | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.4305 index | 0.5609 index | 0.1305 index | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.4968 index | 0.5319 index | 0.0351 index | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.484 index | 0.4481 index | 0.0359 index | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0.5233 index | 0.4877 index | 0.0356 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, Burkina Faso or South Sudan?
- Burkina Faso, at 0.5354 index against 0.5074 index in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index between Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 0.028 index, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Sudan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Sudan rank globally for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th and South Sudan ranks 161st 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.