Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 2.0% in 2020. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi, 1990β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi is 2.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 94.6% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi peaked at 2.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1990.
That places Burundi 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi was 2.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Burundi ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release