Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8932 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso stood at 0.8932 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.8932 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3144 index, in 1981.
Burkina Faso ranks 148th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3144 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.3244 index | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3362 index | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3466 index | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3645 index | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3875 index | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3981 index | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4098 index | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.4228 index | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4322 index | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4475 index | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4668 index | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4911 index | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5114 index | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5284 index | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5476 index | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5671 index | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5874 index | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6051 index | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6284 index | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6401 index | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6426 index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6371 index | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6273 index | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6136 index | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6002 index | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5896 index | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5849 index | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.586 index | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5987 index | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6154 index | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6357 index | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6602 index | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6897 index | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7219 index | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.757 index | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7864 index | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8167 index | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8394 index | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8552 index | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8652 index | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.87 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.879 index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8851 index | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8932 index | +0.9% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.8932 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.8932 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 85% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3672 index | 0.3144 index | 0.4228 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5185 index | 0.4322 index | 0.6051 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.615 index | 0.5849 index | 0.6426 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7121 index | 0.5987 index | 0.8394 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8746 index | 0.8552 index | 0.8932 index | 6 |
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)
- Population 16,608 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 16,608 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.13 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.8932 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8932 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3144 index in 1981.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.