Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 1.81 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi is 1.81, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi peaked at 1.91 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.24, in 1960.
That places Burundi 141st 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.24 | — |
| 1965 | 0.25 | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.47 | +88.0% |
| 1975 | 0.87 | +85.1% |
| 1980 | 1.22 | +40.2% |
| 1985 | 1.24 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.73 | +39.5% |
| 1995 | 1.76 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 1.89 | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.245 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.87 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.75 | 1.73 | 1.76 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9 | 1.89 | 1.91 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
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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 total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in Burundi was 1.81 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 40-44, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- Burundi ranks 141st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 total schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.