Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 50.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 50.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Burundi peaked at 87.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2010.
That places Burundi 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 87.8% | — |
| 1965 | 85.3% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 81.1% | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 77.9% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 75.8% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 74.3% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 71.9% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 64.7% | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.6% | 85.3% | 87.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.5% | 77.9% | 81.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.1% | 74.3% | 75.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 68.3% | 64.7% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 56.5% | 54.5% | 58.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 50.4% | 50.4% | 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 population age 15+ with no education in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Burundi was 50.4% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Burundi ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education