Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1.03 index in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 1.03 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.03 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5719 index, in 1971.
Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.5719 index | — |
| 1972 | 0.5862 index | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 0.5914 index | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5961 index | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6004 index | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5908 index | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5859 index | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5851 index | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5865 index | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.5919 index | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5887 index | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5891 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5894 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.589 index | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5884 index | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5912 index | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5943 index | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6014 index | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6132 index | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.625 index | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.6337 index | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6441 index | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6475 index | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6528 index | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6573 index | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6611 index | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6807 index | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.695 index | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7059 index | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7192 index | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7342 index | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7455 index | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7764 index | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7923 index | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8089 index | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8298 index | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8569 index | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8767 index | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9001 index | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9179 index | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9385 index | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9597 index | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9684 index | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9689 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9736 index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9813 index | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9799 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9917 index | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.03 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 index | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5883 index | 0.5719 index | 0.6004 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5937 index | 0.5884 index | 0.6132 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6553 index | 0.625 index | 0.695 index | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.7846 index | 0.7059 index | 0.8767 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.958 index | 0.9001 index | 0.9917 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 5 |
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More health data for Burkina Faso
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8925 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,142 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,085 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0585 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0467 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Burkina Faso was 1.03 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5719 index in 1971.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 21st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 life expectancy, 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 equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.