Education spending in Burundi
Burundi: Education spending was 4.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.5
World rank
80th
of 199 countries
All-time high
6.78
in 2014
All-time low
2.65
in 2000
Years of data
29
1979–2025
Education spending in Burundi, 1979–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4.5 for education spending in 2025.
That represents a change of down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, education spending in Burundi peaked at 6.78 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.65, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 80th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Education spending in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.8 | — |
| 1981 | 3.35 | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 3.36 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.49 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.81 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 4.57 | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5.02 | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 4.08 | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 3.42 | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 2.65 | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 2.9 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 3 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.74 | +24.6% |
| 2005 | 3.63 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.19 | +43.0% |
| 2009 | 6.17 | +18.9% |
| 2010 | 6.78 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 6.32 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 6.17 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 6 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6.78 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 6.37 | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 4.69 | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 4.76 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.08 | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 5.35 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 5.32 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.87 | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 4.5 | -7.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 4.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.81, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 4.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.2, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.35 | 3.35 | 3.35 | 1 |
| 1990s | 3.96 | 3.36 | 5.02 | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 2.65 | 6.17 | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.83 | 4.69 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 | 4.5 | 5.32 | 3 |
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 education spending in Burundi?
- Education spending in Burundi was 4.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest education spending recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 in 2014.
- What is the lowest education spending recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for education spending?
- Burundi ranks 80th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is education spending rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Education spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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