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Burkina Faso

Compared to 47 Other Countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region
Burkina Faso's Ranking: 158 / 177 Index Score 0.481
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Arrows indicate improvement or decline on the WPS Index since 2017 where applicable.

Inclusion

Women’s Mean Years of Schooling

0 15 2017 1 Burkina Faso 1.6 2023 Best in Group 2023 Botswana 10.3 Worst in Group 2023 Guinea 1.3

Women's Employment (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Burkina Faso 44.9 2023 Best in Group 2023 Madagascar 90.1 Worst in Group 2023 Djibouti 16

Women's Financial Inclusion (%)

0 100 2017 11.8 Burkina Faso 30.7 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mauritius 89.4 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 4.2

Women's Cellphone Use (%)

0 100 2017 58.1 Burkina Faso 70 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mauritius 89 Worst in Group 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37

Women's Share of Parliament Seats (%)

0 100 2017 11 Burkina Faso 16.9 2023 Best in Group 2023 Rwanda 54.7 Worst in Group 2023 Nigeria 4.2

Justice

Absence of Legal Discrimination Against Women 2017 data is not available for this country

0 100 Burkina Faso 82.5 2023 Best in Group 2023 Côte d’Ivoire 95 Worst in Group 2023 Sudan 29.4

Access to Justice 2017 data is not available for this country

0 4 Burkina Faso 2.15 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 3.88 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 0.88

Maternal Mortality 2017 data is not available for this country

1300 0 Burkina Faso 263.8 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 3.3 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 1223

Son Bias (Male to female birth ratio) 2017 data is not available for this country

200 50 Burkina Faso 104.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Namibia 101.1 Worst in Group 2023 Ethiopia 105.5

Security

Current Intimate Partner Violence (%) 2017 data is not available for this country

100 0 Burkina Faso 11 2023 Best in Group 2023 Comoros 8 Worst in Group 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo 36

Women's Perception of Community Safety (%)

0 100 2017 44.6 Burkina Faso 45 2023 Best in Group 2023 Mali 75 Worst in Group 2023 Lesotho 21

Political Violence Targeting Women 2017 data is not available for this country

2 0 Burkina Faso 0.44 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 0 Worst in Group 2023 South Sudan 1.18

Proximity to Conflict 2017 data is not available for this country

105 0 Burkina Faso 60.1 2023 Best in Group 2023 Seychelles 0 Worst in Group 2023 Burundi 100

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