Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Burundi
Burundi: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 31.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Burundi, 2001–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Burundi stood at 31.3%.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Burundi peaked at 39.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2010.
That places Burundi 89th out of 92 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.7% | — |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -30.1% |
| 2010 | 26.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 27.8% | 39.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 26.7% | 31.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 86 Burkina Faso 45.0% compare
- 87 Eritrea 40.7% compare
- 88 Niger 34.0% compare
- 90 Bangladesh 28.9% compare
- 91 Ethiopia 28.2% compare
- 92 Liechtenstein 26.4% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Burundi?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Burundi was 31.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Burundi ranks 89th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.