Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total was 2.29 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi stood at 2.29. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi peaked at 2.29 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.36, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 134th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.36 | — |
| 1965 | 0.5 | +38.9% |
| 1970 | 0.62 | +24.0% |
| 1975 | 0.79 | +27.4% |
| 1980 | 0.98 | +24.1% |
| 1985 | 1.17 | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 1.28 | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 1.39 | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 1.98 | +23.7% |
| 2010 | 2.29 | +15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.705 | 0.62 | 0.79 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.98 | 1.17 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.33 | 1.28 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.6 | 1.98 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi was 2.29 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Burundi ranks 134th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 25.