Global Database on Violence against Women
Burkina Faso
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :11.5 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 9.3 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :51.6 % (3)
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting :75.8 % (4)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :157 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :115 (6)
Burkina Faso Search Data
1 - 10 of 89 ResultsCampaign: International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 2021
Burkina Faso | 2021
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Free Helpline for Cases of Female Genital Mutilation
Burkina Faso | 2021
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
National Campaign against Child Marriage “Don’t Call Me Madam”
Burkina Faso | 2019
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Awareness-Raising Sessions at Provincial Level on Violence against Women and Girls
Burkina Faso | 2018
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Law No. 025-2018/AN of 31 May 2018 on the Criminal Code (FGM)
Burkina Faso | 2016 | 2020
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Training of Education Staff on Female Genital Mutilation
Burkina Faso | 2016
Type of Measure : Health > Training
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
National Strategic Plan to Promote the Elimination of FGM 2016-2020
Burkina Faso | 2016 | 2020
Type of Measure : Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Capacity-Strengthening of the Justice System on Violence against Women
Burkina Faso | 2016 | 2018
Type of Measure : Justice > Training
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Awareness-Raising and Training of Local Leaders
Burkina Faso | 2016
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
School Materials on FGM, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Child Marriage
Burkina Faso | 2016 | 2018
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), Child, early and forced marriage
(1) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) et ICF International, 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Burkina Faso 2010. Calverton, Maryland, USA : INSD et ICF International
(2) Proportion of ever-partnered women aged 15-49 years experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Institut National de la Statistique et de la Démographie (INSD) et ICF International, 2012. Enquête Démographique et de Santé et à Indicateurs Multiples du Burkina Faso 2010. Calverton, Maryland, USA : INSD et ICF International
(3) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(4) Percentage of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years who have undergone FGM/C. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(5) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(6) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
© 2023 UN Women - All Right Reserved. Contact Us
