Burkina Faso vs France: School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index

Burkina Faso
0.9964 GPI
in 2019
France
0.9967 GPI
in 2018
Burkina Faso rank
116th
France rank
115th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.9967 GPI against 0.9964 GPI in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0003 GPI.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was France ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 116th and France ranks 115th of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso France Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8744 GPI 0.9941 GPI 0.1197 GPI France
1980s 0.9718 GPI 0.9967 GPI 0.0248 GPI France
1990s 1.04 GPI 0.999 GPI 0.0458 GPI Burkina Faso
2000s 1.01 GPI 0.994 GPI 0.0171 GPI Burkina Faso
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9978 GPI 0.0086 GPI Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index, Burkina Faso or France?
France, at 0.9967 GPI against 0.9964 GPI in Burkina Faso as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index between Burkina Faso and France?
0.0003 GPI, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and France?
40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Burkina Faso and France rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 116th and France ranks 115th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.