Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.1234 LPIA in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.1234 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020.
That represents a change of up 57.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi peaked at 0.1493 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0208 LPIA, in 2014.
That places Burundi 99th out of 103 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0545 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.1493 LPIA | +173.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0208 LPIA | -86.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0784 LPIA | +277.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1234 LPIA | +57.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1019 LPIA | 0.0545 LPIA | 0.1493 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0496 LPIA | 0.0208 LPIA | 0.0784 LPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1234 LPIA | 0.1234 LPIA | 0.1234 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 96 Togo 0.1432 LPIA compare
- 97 Malawi 0.1424 LPIA compare
- 98 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.1343 LPIA compare
- 100 Mozambique 0.1145 LPIA compare
- 101 Ethiopia 0.104 LPIA compare
- 102 Burkina Faso 0.0729 LPIA compare
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 rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi was 0.1234 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1493 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0208 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burundi ranks 99th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release