Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 0.5617 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5617 GPIA
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
164th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.582 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.1177 GPIA
in 1972
Years of data
45
1971–2019

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, 1971–2019

0.10.20.30.40.50.61971199520191971: 0.177 GPIA1972: 0.118 GPIA1973: 0.157 GPIA1974: 0.208 GPIA1975: 0.256 GPIA1976: 0.246 GPIA1977: 0.265 GPIA1978: 0.269 GPIA1979: 0.248 GPIA1980: 0.284 GPIA1981: 0.271 GPIA1982: 0.269 GPIA1983: 0.283 GPIA1984: 0.282 GPIA1985: 0.294 GPIA1986: 0.298 GPIA1987: 0.313 GPIA1988: 0.315 GPIA1989: 0.315 GPIA1990: 0.297 GPIA1991: 0.3 GPIA1992: 0.291 GPIA1993: 0.296 GPIA1994: 0.32 GPIA1995: 0.285 GPIA1996: 0.32 GPIA1997: 0.296 GPIA1999: 0.298 GPIA2002: 0.345 GPIA2003: 0.293 GPIA2005: 0.451 GPIA2006: 0.458 GPIA2007: 0.456 GPIA2008: 0.495 GPIA2009: 0.484 GPIA2010: 0.479 GPIA2011: 0.496 GPIA2012: 0.496 GPIA2013: 0.493 GPIA2014: 0.486 GPIA2015: 0.523 GPIA2016: 0.512 GPIA2017: 0.521 GPIA2018: 0.582 GPIA2019: 0.562 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Burkina Faso recorded 0.5617 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.582 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1177 GPIA, in 1972.

Burkina Faso ranks 164th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Burkina Faso, 1971 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1971 0.1768 GPIA
1972 0.1177 GPIA -33.4%
1973 0.1573 GPIA +33.6%
1974 0.2077 GPIA +32.0%
1975 0.2556 GPIA +23.1%
1976 0.2457 GPIA -3.9%
1977 0.2654 GPIA +8.0%
1978 0.2688 GPIA +1.3%
1979 0.2483 GPIA -7.6%
1980 0.2837 GPIA +14.2%
1981 0.271 GPIA -4.5%
1982 0.269 GPIA -0.7%
1983 0.2831 GPIA +5.2%
1984 0.282 GPIA -0.4%
1985 0.2941 GPIA +4.3%
1986 0.2984 GPIA +1.5%
1987 0.3128 GPIA +4.8%
1988 0.3154 GPIA +0.8%
1989 0.3152 GPIA -0.0%
1990 0.2972 GPIA -5.7%
1991 0.3003 GPIA +1.0%
1992 0.2913 GPIA -3.0%
1993 0.2965 GPIA +1.8%
1994 0.3198 GPIA +7.9%
1995 0.2847 GPIA -11.0%
1996 0.32 GPIA +12.4%
1997 0.2958 GPIA -7.6%
1999 0.2979 GPIA +0.7%
2002 0.345 GPIA +15.8%
2003 0.2929 GPIA -15.1%
2005 0.4513 GPIA +54.1%
2006 0.458 GPIA +1.5%
2007 0.4561 GPIA -0.4%
2008 0.4947 GPIA +8.5%
2009 0.4835 GPIA -2.3%
2010 0.479 GPIA -0.9%
2011 0.4963 GPIA +3.6%
2012 0.4957 GPIA -0.1%
2013 0.4926 GPIA -0.6%
2014 0.4859 GPIA -1.4%
2015 0.5227 GPIA +7.6%
2016 0.5123 GPIA -2.0%
2017 0.5212 GPIA +1.7%
2018 0.582 GPIA +11.7%
2019 0.5617 GPIA -3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2159 GPIA 0.1177 GPIA 0.2688 GPIA 9
1980s 0.2925 GPIA 0.269 GPIA 0.3154 GPIA 10
1990s 0.3004 GPIA 0.2847 GPIA 0.32 GPIA 9
2000s 0.4259 GPIA 0.2929 GPIA 0.4947 GPIA 7
2010s 0.515 GPIA 0.479 GPIA 0.582 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 161 Gabon 0.5873 GPIA compare
  2. 162 Papua New Guinea 0.5701 GPIA compare
  3. 163 Liechtenstein 0.565 GPIA compare
  4. 165 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.5588 GPIA compare
  5. 166 Togo 0.5304 GPIA compare
  6. 167 Ethiopia 0.4832 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in Burkina Faso was 0.5617 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 0.582 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1177 GPIA in 1972.
How does Burkina Faso rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
Burkina Faso ranks 164th out of 181 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,092 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/