Gross school enrollment of females in primary education fell 1.30% to 93.1% in Burkina Faso in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, gross school enrollment of females in primary education in Burkina Faso reached an all time high of 95.3% in 2018 and an all time low of 9.02% in 1971. When compared to Burkina Faso's main peers, gross school enrollment of females in primary education in Ghana amounted to 104%, 97.5% in Ivory Coast, 74.8% in Mali and 65.6% in Niger in 2020.
Burkina Faso has been ranked 110th within the group of 127 countries we follow in terms of gross school enrollment of females in primary education, 39 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Gross School Enrollment, Female (Primary Education) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Algeria | % | 113% | 111% | 109% | 107% | 106% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Benin | % | ... | 128% | 127% | 122% | 118% | 112% | |||||||||||||||
Burkina Faso | % | 87.2% | 90.1% | 92.9% | 95.3% | 94.3% | ||||||||||||||||
Chad | % | 79.4% | 75.5% | 67.7% | 78.5% | 78.0% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Ghana | % | ... | 108% | 107% | 106% | 104% | 106% | ... | ||||||||||||||
Guinea | % | 77.7% | 82.4% | 88.9% | 90.8% | 88.4% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Ivory Coast | % | ... | ... | ... | 84.9% | 90.6% | 93.8% | 96.0% | 97.2% | |||||||||||||
Liberia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 90.2% | 89.2% | 84.7% | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
Libya | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||
Mali | % | 71.5% | 72.3% | 75.6% | 71.6% | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
Mauritania | % | 107% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 103% | 104% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Niger | % | 65.6% | 67.5% | 69.2% | 62.4% | 62.0% | ||||||||||||||||
Togo | % | 125% | 122% | 121% | 122% | 122% |