Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Burundi
Burundi: Average years of schooling, males vs. females was 4.3 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Burundi, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4.3 years for average years of schooling, males vs. females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, males vs. females in Burundi peaked at 4.3 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.18 years, in 1990.
Burundi ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.18 years | — |
| 1991 | 2.22 years | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.26 years | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 2.3 years | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.34 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.38 years | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2.42 years | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 2.46 years | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2.5 years | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.54 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.58 years | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.62 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.66 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.7 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.74 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 2.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.82 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.86 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.84 years | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.78 years | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.72 years | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.66 years | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.6 years | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.54 years | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.85 years | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 3.15 years | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 3.46 years | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 3.65 years | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 3.86 years | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 4.07 years | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 4.3 years | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 4.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.3 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.36 years | 2.18 years | 2.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.75 years | 2.58 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 years | 2.54 years | 3.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.25 years | 4.07 years | 4.3 years | 4 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, males vs. females in Burundi?
- Average years of schooling, males vs. females in Burundi was 4.3 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 years in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for average years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Burundi ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) men over 25 years participated in formal education.