Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Burundi
Burundi: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 57.3% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Burundi, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Burundi is 57.3%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Burundi peaked at 92.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 57.3%, in 2010.
That places Burundi 10th 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 25+ with no education in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.6% | — |
| 1965 | 89.9% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 87.6% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 84.7% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 81.5% | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 78.3% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 76.7% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 74.3% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.3% | 89.9% | 92.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 86.2% | 84.7% | 87.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 79.9% | 78.3% | 81.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 75.5% | 74.3% | 76.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.2% | 63.6% | 70.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.3% | 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 25+ with no education in Burundi?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Burundi was 57.3% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.3% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
- Burundi ranks 10th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with no education