Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 33.1% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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
Burundi recorded 33.1% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Burundi peaked at 33.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1960.
That places Burundi 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.4% | — |
| 1965 | 8.8% | +37.4% |
| 1970 | 10.4% | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +17.6% |
| 1985 | 15.4% | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 16.6% | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | +42.2% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | +22.3% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.9% | 10.4% | 11.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.4% | 13.5% | 15.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 16.6% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.2% | 28.9% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 36 Greece 33.4% compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 33.3% compare
- 38 Maldives 33.2% compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.2% compare
- 41 New Zealand 32.1% compare
- 42 Peru 31.9% compare
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+ with primary in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Burundi was 33.1% 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+ with primary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Burundi ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)