Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.6238 GPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi is 0.6238 GPIA, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 23.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Burundi peaked at 0.7405 GPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.503 GPIA, in 2014.
Burundi ranks 119th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6873 GPIA | 0.6342 GPIA | 0.7405 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.505 GPIA | 0.503 GPIA | 0.507 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.6238 GPIA | 0.6238 GPIA | 0.6238 GPIA | 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)
- 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 0.6238 GPIA 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 0.7405 GPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.503 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Burundi ranks 119th out of 137 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 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release