Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total was 1.65 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, 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 50-54, total in Burundi stood at 1.65. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Burundi peaked at 1.65 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.21, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 133rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.21 | — |
| 1965 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.24 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 0.45 | +87.5% |
| 1985 | 0.82 | +82.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | +36.6% |
| 1995 | 1.14 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.51 | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 1.53 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.65 | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.215 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.235 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.635 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.52 | 1.51 | 1.53 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 13.99 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7295 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,939 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 254,088 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,262 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total in Burundi was 1.65 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 50-54, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 50-54, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 50-54, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 50-54, total is the average years of primary education completed among people age 50-54.