Gender in Burkina Faso

239 indicators covering gender for Burkina Faso.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 48.7% 18th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 50.3% 19th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 40.7% 23rd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.8932 index 2025 up 23.7% 148th
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.5354 index 2025 up 9.2% 159th
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year 2025 up 16.4% 23rd
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 62.8% 2050 down 8.9% 15th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 15.97 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.6% 89th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0357 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.9% 60th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0485 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.8% 108th
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.459 2023 up 13.3% 186th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 38.54 2025 down 31.7% 20th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.22 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 down 4.3% 52nd
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.14 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 down 17.6% 92nd
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,153 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 30.9% 170th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.27 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 down 3.6% 49th
Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.12 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 down 20.0% 83rd
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 50.2% 2025 down 0.2% 126th
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 77.17 2024 down 8.7% 197th
Gender Development Index 0.881 2023 up 0.2% 162nd
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.881 2023 up 0.2% 162nd
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.881 2023 up 0.2% 162nd
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.486 2023 up 13.0% 179th
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.5% 75th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year 2023 down 11.4% 13th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 22.1 2016 up 3.3% 180th
Access to justice for women 0 2025 47th
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 18.3% 2025 up 93.7% 127th
Population 23.55 million 2024 up 29.2% 58th
Life Expectancy at Birth 61.29 2024 up 5.1% 207th
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 67.41 2025 up 16.0% 1st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 44.3% 2023 down 4.5% 19th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 44.3% 2023 down 4.5% 19th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 49.5% 2023 down 4.6% 16th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 29.99 2024 up 1.4% 194th
Sex ratio at birth 103.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 169th
Sex ratio by age 0 males per 100 females 2023 down 100.0% 192nd
Sex ratio at age 5 103.15 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.1% 163rd
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 103.56 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.1% 169th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 4.8% 2023 down 26.2% 12th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 43.4% 2023 down 3.9% 33rd
Sex ratio at age 60 81.39 males per 100 females 2023 up 7.1% 208th
Male population by age group 1.70 million people 2023 up 4.7% 44th
Female population by age group 1.65 million people 2023 up 4.7% 44th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 up 33.3% 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st