Gender Inequality Index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Gender Inequality Index was 0.577 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Burkina Faso, 1999–2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.577 for gender inequality index in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.67 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.577, in 2022.
Burkina Faso ranks 19th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.67 | — |
| 2000 | 0.661 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.651 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.64 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.633 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.626 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.626 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.634 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.624 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.611 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.605 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.602 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.599 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.595 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.596 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.594 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.612 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.608 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.597 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.595 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.594 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.627 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.627 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.577 | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6311 | 0.605 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5992 | 0.594 | 0.612 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6103 | 0.577 | 0.627 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More gender data for Burkina Faso
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,122 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3191 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 348,221 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 359,281 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 339,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 349,490 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 332,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 342,873 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 326,825 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 336,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Burkina Faso?
- Gender inequality index in Burkina Faso was 0.577 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.67 in 1999.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.577 in 2022.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for gender inequality index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 19th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gender Inequality Index (GII). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on five composite measures of gender equality.