School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
1.04 GPI
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
28th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPI
in 2021
All-time low
0.5683 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2021

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2021

00.250.50.7511971199620211971: 0.568 GPI1972: 0.579 GPI1973: 0.586 GPI1974: 0.59 GPI1975: 0.596 GPI1976: 0.59 GPI1977: 0.577 GPI1979: 0.587 GPI1980: 0.601 GPI1981: 0.589 GPI1982: 0.592 GPI1983: 0.588 GPI1984: 0.588 GPI1985: 0.591 GPI1986: 0.589 GPI1994: 0.639 GPI1999: 0.684 GPI2000: 0.7 GPI2001: 0.713 GPI2003: 0.737 GPI2004: 0.767 GPI2005: 0.782 GPI2006: 0.799 GPI2007: 0.818 GPI2008: 0.84 GPI2009: 0.856 GPI2010: 0.877 GPI2011: 0.893 GPI2012: 0.915 GPI2013: 0.937 GPI2014: 0.948 GPI2015: 0.96 GPI2016: 0.971 GPI2017: 0.982 GPI2018: 0.989 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1 GPI2021: 1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2021, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso stood at 1.04 GPI. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5683 GPI, in 1971.

That places Burkina Faso 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2021.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.5683 GPI
1972 0.5788 GPI +1.9%
1973 0.5856 GPI +1.2%
1974 0.5896 GPI +0.7%
1975 0.5956 GPI +1.0%
1976 0.5896 GPI -1.0%
1977 0.577 GPI -2.1%
1979 0.5869 GPI +1.7%
1980 0.6007 GPI +2.3%
1981 0.5893 GPI -1.9%
1982 0.5925 GPI +0.5%
1983 0.5884 GPI -0.7%
1984 0.5885 GPI +0.0%
1985 0.591 GPI +0.4%
1986 0.5892 GPI -0.3%
1994 0.639 GPI +8.4%
1999 0.6841 GPI +7.1%
2000 0.7002 GPI +2.4%
2001 0.7128 GPI +1.8%
2003 0.7372 GPI +3.4%
2004 0.7666 GPI +4.0%
2005 0.7823 GPI +2.1%
2006 0.7995 GPI +2.2%
2007 0.8179 GPI +2.3%
2008 0.84 GPI +2.7%
2009 0.8561 GPI +1.9%
2010 0.8771 GPI +2.5%
2011 0.8934 GPI +1.9%
2012 0.9146 GPI +2.4%
2013 0.9369 GPI +2.4%
2014 0.9483 GPI +1.2%
2015 0.9604 GPI +1.3%
2016 0.9713 GPI +1.1%
2017 0.9821 GPI +1.1%
2018 0.9891 GPI +0.7%
2019 1.01 GPI +1.8%
2020 1.02 GPI +1.8%
2021 1.04 GPI +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5839 GPI 0.5683 GPI 0.5956 GPI 8
1980s 0.5914 GPI 0.5884 GPI 0.6007 GPI 7
1990s 0.6615 GPI 0.639 GPI 0.6841 GPI 2
2000s 0.7792 GPI 0.7002 GPI 0.8561 GPI 9
2010s 0.948 GPI 0.8771 GPI 1.01 GPI 10
2020s 1.03 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.04 GPI 2

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 25 Puerto Rico 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 26 Lesotho 1.04 GPI compare
  3. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.04 GPI compare
  4. 29 Ireland 1.04 GPI compare
  5. 30 Sao Tome and Principe 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 31 Malaysia 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.04 GPI in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2021.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5683 GPI in 1971.
How does Burkina Faso rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.