Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.53 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi stood at 0.53. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi peaked at 0.53 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.
That places Burundi 142nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.12 | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.15 | +25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.18 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.24 | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.29 | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.39 | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 0.53 | +35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.135 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 140 Sudan 0.58 compare
- 141 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.57 compare
- 143 Niger 0.42 compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.33 compare
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,195 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi was 0.53 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Burundi ranks 142nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.8%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 15.