Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Burundi
Burundi: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.11 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.11 modelled data
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
61st
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.11 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.15 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi stood at 1.11 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi peaked at 1.11 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.15 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Burundi 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Burundi, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.15 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.1664 modelled data | +10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1805 modelled data | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1937 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2035 modelled data | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2241 modelled data | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2471 modelled data | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2659 modelled data | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2946 modelled data | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3129 modelled data | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3392 modelled data | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3732 modelled data | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3982 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4248 modelled data | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4638 modelled data | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5002 modelled data | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5368 modelled data | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.574 modelled data | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5988 modelled data | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6189 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6244 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6212 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6251 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.644 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6823 modelled data | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7103 modelled data | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7223 modelled data | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7193 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7113 modelled data | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.712 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7173 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7352 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7588 modelled data | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.785 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.814 modelled data | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8458 modelled data | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8831 modelled data | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9146 modelled data | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9408 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9677 modelled data | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9977 modelled data | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.07 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.11 modelled data | +3.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.11 modelled data is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8939 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.11 modelled data is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9431 modelled data, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.214 modelled data | 0.15 modelled data | 0.2946 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4522 modelled data | 0.3129 modelled data | 0.5988 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6679 modelled data | 0.6189 modelled data | 0.7223 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8107 modelled data | 0.712 modelled data | 0.9408 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 modelled data | 0.9677 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi was 1.11 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release