Burkina Faso vs Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity over time
- Burkina Faso
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 1.03 GPI against 0.994 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.036 GPI.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 188 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6918 GPI | 0.987 GPI | 0.2951 GPI | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 0.7846 GPI | 0.9958 GPI | 0.2112 GPI | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2010s | 0.9638 GPI | 0.9952 GPI | 0.0314 GPI | Latin America & Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity, Burkina Faso or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Burkina Faso, at 1.03 GPI against 0.994 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity between Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.036 GPI, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity?
- Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.