Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 3.35 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3.35 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi peaked at 3.35 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.66, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 139th 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 total schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.66 | — |
| 1965 | 0.8 | +21.2% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | +32.5% |
| 1975 | 1.28 | +20.8% |
| 1980 | 1.45 | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 1.54 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.74 | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 2.18 | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 2.56 | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 2.88 | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 3.35 | +16.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 3.35 is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.76, 89% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 3.35 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.93, 68% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.17 | 1.06 | 1.28 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1.45 | 1.54 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.96 | 1.74 | 2.18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.72 | 2.56 | 2.88 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Burundi was 3.35 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Burundi ranks 139th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. 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 total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.