Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 41.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi is 41.1%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi peaked at 49.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1960.
Burundi ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1965 | 15.6% | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 18.4% | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 20.1% | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 22.6% | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 26.2% | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 49.7% | +48.9% |
| 2000 | 49.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.9% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 41.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.0%, 1.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 41.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.7%, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 15.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 18.4% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 24.4% | 22.6% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 41.6% | 33.4% | 49.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 44.9% | 40.9% | 49.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Burundi was 41.1% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 49.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Burundi ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)