Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 2.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Burundi, 1990–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 2.0% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Burundi peaked at 2.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
Burundi ranks 124th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Burundi, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2% | — |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +55.0% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +655.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -67.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +37.5% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +94.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Burundi?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Burundi was 2.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Burundi ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.