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Analyser les inégalités au regard des trajectoires de santé, d’éducation et d’emploi - Visuel -
© Paul Kabre / AFD
Burkina Faso has enjoyed relatively strong economic growth throughout the past ten years (more than 5% per year on average). Nevertheless, a non-negligible portion of the country’s population lives below the poverty line (40% in 2014). Thorough analysis is needed to better understand the many challenges posed by this level of inequality.
Context

Between 2007 and 2013, the average annual growth rate of Burkina Faso’s gross domestic product (GDP) was approximately 7% per year in real terms, representing one of the best economic performances in West Africa. If we take into account the country’s strong population growth, the average rate of per-capita GDP rose by 3% per year during this same period. Meanwhile, the poverty rate grew from 45% in 1994 to 47% in 2009. Despite signs of a decline (40% in 2014), considerable inequalities remain.

This project is part of the first phase of the Research Facility on Inequalities, coordinated by AFD and funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnerships over the 2017-2020 period. The first phase of the Facility has led to the conduct of 22 research projects and the publication of around 100 research papers and policy briefs.

Goals

The initial objective of this research program on inequalities in Burkina Faso is to create an inequality diagnostic in the country. In a second phase, scientific studies will be carried out on three themes:

  • The dynamics of inequalities and of multidimensional poverty;
  • Educational trajectories; and
  • What happens to graduates of the educational system.

The objective here is to examine how school graduates become integrated into society later, and to what degree they put into practice the skills acquired at school.

The research will mainly concern the cities of Ouagadougou and Nouna, in western Burkina Faso.

Method

The diagnostic on inequalities will take stock of the situation in Burkina Faso through a literature review and analysis of data from national surveys. The dynamics of inequalities and of multidimensional poverty in Burkina Faso will be understood through the experiences of one of the partners of this project, the Ouagadougou and Nouna Observatories. Analysis of trends in inequalities and in multidimensional poverty over time will be carried out in urban, semi-urban, and rural areas, according to the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of households and to the degrees of poverty. Research on the educational trajectories and on what has become of people having graduated from the educational system will use the same data. The idea is to monitor cohorts of school graduates to study their trajectories and their integration into the society in the longer term.

Results

This research will give rise to conferences and workshops. Various publications are also planned: a report, policy briefs, and research articles.

You may find the research papers here (in French) :

You may also find the policy briefs:

And the policy dialogue: Improving access to education in Burkina Faso: A major condition for benefiting from the demographic dividend

Teachings
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This project is carried out with the support of the European Union
18/11/2018
Project start date
30/03/2020
Project end date
1 year and 5 months
Duration of the program
Health and Social Protection,
Education and Training,
Gender Equality,
Employment,
Fighting Inequalities
Sectors
Burkina Faso
Location
134 939
EUR
Financing amount
Achevé
Status
Higher Institute of Population Sciences (ISSP) - University Joseph Ki-Zerbo
Partners

Contacts:

The content of this project information sheet falls under the sole responsibility of the AFD and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the European Union.