Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Burundi
Burundi: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 0.7391 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7391 modelled data
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
154th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.7782 modelled data
in 1997
All-time low
0.407 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi is 0.7391 modelled data, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi peaked at 0.7782 modelled data in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.407 modelled data, in 1981.
Burundi ranks 154th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Burundi, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.407 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.4341 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4843 modelled data | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5209 modelled data | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5721 modelled data | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6134 modelled data | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6532 modelled data | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6822 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6909 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6912 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6863 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6962 modelled data | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7141 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7445 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7617 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7719 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7782 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7737 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7634 modelled data | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7475 modelled data | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7283 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7155 modelled data | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6849 modelled data | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6596 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6329 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6146 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5916 modelled data | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5701 modelled data | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5554 modelled data | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.547 modelled data | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5527 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5661 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5922 modelled data | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6187 modelled data | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6413 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.659 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6721 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.686 modelled data | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6945 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7019 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7103 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7101 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7202 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.73 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7391 modelled data | +1.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.7391 modelled data is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 modelled data, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.7391 modelled data is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 modelled data, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.562 modelled data | 0.407 modelled data | 0.6909 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7381 modelled data | 0.6863 modelled data | 0.7782 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.65 modelled data | 0.5554 modelled data | 0.7475 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.623 modelled data | 0.547 modelled data | 0.6945 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7186 modelled data | 0.7019 modelled data | 0.7391 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 151 Mali 0.8434 modelled data compare
- 152 Guinea 0.8247 modelled data compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8018 modelled data compare
- 155 Congo 0.6872 modelled data compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 modelled data compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 modelled data compare
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi was 0.7391 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7782 modelled data in 1997.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.407 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release