Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 9.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Burundi, 2006–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 9.3% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Burundi peaked at 9.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2006.
Burundi ranks 135th of 142 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Burundi, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.1% | — |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +135.7% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -55.2% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +68.3% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | +66.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.1% | 7.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 upper secondary in Burundi?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Burundi was 9.3% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Burundi ranks 135th out of 142 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.