Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9443 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.9443 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
61st
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.1 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.9443 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
18
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 1.1 GPIA2001: 1.1 GPIA2003: 1.1 GPIA2004: 1.1 GPIA2005: 1.1 GPIA2006: 1.1 GPIA2007: 1.1 GPIA2008: 1.1 GPIA2009: 1.1 GPIA2010: 1.1 GPIA2011: 1.1 GPIA2012: 1.1 GPIA2013: 1.1 GPIA2015: 1 GPIA2016: 0.999 GPIA2017: 0.983 GPIA2018: 0.968 GPIA2019: 0.944 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso stood at 0.9443 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9443 GPIA, in 2019.

That places Burkina Faso 61st out of 137 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Burkina Faso, 1999 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1999 1.08 GPIA
2001 1.06 GPIA -2.1%
2003 1.06 GPIA +0.4%
2004 1.06 GPIA +0.3%
2005 1.06 GPIA -0.1%
2006 1.07 GPIA +0.3%
2007 1.07 GPIA +0.1%
2008 1.07 GPIA +0.5%
2009 1.08 GPIA +0.6%
2010 1.1 GPIA +1.8%
2011 1.09 GPIA -0.5%
2012 1.08 GPIA -1.3%
2013 1.06 GPIA -2.1%
2015 1.02 GPIA -3.4%
2016 0.9987 GPIA -2.0%
2017 0.9826 GPIA -1.6%
2018 0.9677 GPIA -1.5%
2019 0.9443 GPIA -2.4%

Burkina Faso compared with similar countries

  • Burkina Faso's 0.9443 GPIA is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 86% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Burkina Faso's 0.9443 GPIA is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.06 GPIA, 89% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.08 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 1
2000s 1.07 GPIA 1.06 GPIA 1.08 GPIA 8
2010s 1.03 GPIA 0.9443 GPIA 1.1 GPIA 9

Countries ranked near Burkina Faso

  1. 58 Jordan 0.9624 GPIA compare
  2. 59 Kyrgyzstan 0.9564 GPIA compare
  3. 60 Dominican Republic 0.947 GPIA compare
  4. 62 Canada 0.9424 GPIA compare
  5. 63 Romania 0.9337 GPIA compare
  6. 64 Cayman Islands 0.9335 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burkina Faso was 0.9443 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2010.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9443 GPIA in 2019.
How does Burkina Faso rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Burkina Faso ranks 61st out of 137 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 4,096 data points, 1970–2019
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/