Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.36 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.36 for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi peaked at 0.36 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 141st 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 secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1970 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.08 | +60.0% |
| 1980 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1985 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 1995 | 0.18 | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.29 | +31.8% |
| 2010 | 0.36 | +24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.065 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.12 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.165 | 0.15 | 0.18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.255 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 138 Papua New Guinea 0.59 compare
- 139 Mali 0.48 compare
- 140 Rwanda 0.44 compare
- 142 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.34 compare
- 143 Niger 0.31 compare
- 144 Mozambique 0.17 compare
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total in Burundi was 0.36 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 25+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.36 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Burundi ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people over age 25.