Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 3.1% in 2020. β Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi, 1990β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 91.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Burundi peaked at 3.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
Burundi ranks 124th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 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 3.1% 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 3.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Burundi ranks 124th out of 129 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 up 2.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release