Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index was 0.5354 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5354
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
159th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5354
in 2025
All-time low
0.2688
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.5354 for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.5354 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2688, in 1981.
Burkina Faso ranks 159th 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.
Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.2688 | — |
| 1982 | 0.2834 | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2967 | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3215 | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3467 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3746 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.394 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4101 | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4137 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4107 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4124 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4126 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4079 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4118 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4193 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4332 | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4495 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4656 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4814 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4934 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.5005 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5059 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5203 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5208 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5168 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4984 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4785 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4676 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4654 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4618 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4567 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4563 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4593 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4752 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4902 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5032 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5123 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5131 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5122 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5131 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5138 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5201 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5276 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5296 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5354 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3455 | 0.2688 | 0.4137 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4305 | 0.4079 | 0.4814 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4968 | 0.4654 | 0.5208 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.484 | 0.4563 | 0.5131 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5233 | 0.5131 | 0.5354 | 6 |
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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 upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 0.5354 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5354 in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2688 in 1981.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 159th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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