Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 7.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi stood at 7.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.1% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi peaked at 7.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 131st of 141 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.5% | 6.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 128 Cambodia 8.0% compare
- 129 Malawi 7.7% compare
- 130 Madagascar 7.4% compare
- 132 Ethiopia 6.6% compare
- 133 Sierra Leone 6.6% compare
- 134 Afghanistan 5.7% 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 7.3% 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 7.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burundi ranks 131st out of 141 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 up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release