Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 39.4% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Burundi is 39.4%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Burundi peaked at 39.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1960.
That places Burundi 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3% | — |
| 1965 | 13.6% | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 17.1% | +25.4% |
| 1975 | 19.8% | +15.6% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 22.4% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +24.9% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 17.1% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 21.9% | 21.4% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 27.3% | 24.3% | 30.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.8% | 35.7% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 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 primary schooling. in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Burundi was 39.4% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1960.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Burundi ranks 29th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)