Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.14 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary 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
The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso is 1.14 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.14 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.455 index, in 1981.
That places Burkina Faso 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.455 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.457 index | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4678 index | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4774 index | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4926 index | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5115 index | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5311 index | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5535 index | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5746 index | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.5934 index | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6111 index | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6285 index | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.645 index | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6564 index | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6704 index | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6833 index | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7008 index | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7195 index | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7371 index | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7467 index | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.751 index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7526 index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7554 index | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7648 index | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7787 index | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7998 index | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8246 index | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8527 index | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8837 index | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9161 index | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9473 index | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9771 index | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 index | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.04 index | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 index | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 index | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.1 index | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 index | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.11 index | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.12 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 index | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.13 index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.14 index | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.14 index | +0.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.14 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.06 index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.14 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 index, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5023 index | 0.455 index | 0.5746 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.6645 index | 0.5934 index | 0.7371 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.791 index | 0.7467 index | 0.8837 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 index | 0.9161 index | 1.11 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 index | 1.11 index | 1.14 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 primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.14 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.455 index in 1981.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 17th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.