Development · Western Africa

Burkina Faso Gender Inequality Index

0.555as of 2023Modelled+1.3% vs 2022

UNDP index of gender-based disadvantage across reproductive health, empowerment and the labour market on a 0-1 scale (higher is worse). Source: UNDP Human Development Report. Retrieved 26 Jun 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2023 · UNDP

History

most recent 12 periods · UNDP
PeriodGender Inequality Index
20230.555
20220.548
20210.609
20200.606
20190.571
20180.589
20170.593
20160.606
20150.61
20140.592
20130.595
20120.593

Gender Inequality Index across Africa

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CountryGender Inequality IndexPeriod
Nigeria0.6772023
Kenya0.5262023
South Africa0.3882023
Egypt0.3982023
Ghana0.5142023
Ethiopia0.4972023

Gender Inequality Index in every African country

49 countries carry a recent gender inequality (GII) figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.

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164 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Burkina Faso, grouped by topic.

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