Current education expenditure, total in Burundi
Burundi: Current education expenditure, total was 98.1% in 2012. ▬ Flat
Current education expenditure, total in Burundi, 1999–2012
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total expenditure in public institutions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current education expenditure, total in Burundi is 98.1%, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current education expenditure, total in Burundi peaked at 98.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2004.
Burundi ranks 18th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Current education expenditure, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total expenditure in public institutions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93.9% | — |
| 2001 | 94.6% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 90.4% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | -18.7% |
| 2008 | 89.1% | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 92.1% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 73.4% | 94.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 92.1% | 98.1% | 3 |
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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 current education expenditure, total in Burundi?
- Current education expenditure, total in Burundi was 98.1% in 2012, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest current education expenditure, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest current education expenditure, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for current education expenditure, total?
- Burundi ranks 18th out of 123 countries with data for 2012.
- Is current education expenditure, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Current education expenditure, total (% of total expenditure in public institutions). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current expenditure is expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure is consumed within the current year and would have to be renewed if needed in the following year. It includes staff compensation and current expenditure other than for staff compensation (ex. on teaching materials, ancillary services and administration).