Female teachers in Burundi
Burundi: Female teachers was 55.24 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female teachers in Burundi is 55.24, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Burundi peaked at 55.45 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.57, in 1971.
That places Burundi 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Female teachers in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.57 | — |
| 1972 | 26.89 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 39.71 | +47.7% |
| 1974 | 40.78 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 42.2 | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 42.96 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 43.06 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.54 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 47.59 | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 46.99 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 47.35 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 48.04 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.15 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 47.18 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.48 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 48.24 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 46.46 | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 46.06 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 46.23 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 46.94 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 46.78 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.71 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 53.68 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 55.16 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 54.05 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.64 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.18 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.39 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.45 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 55.32 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.75 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 52.84 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.81 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.89 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.41 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.78 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 52.43 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.57 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 54.13 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 53.11 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 50.4 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 50.31 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.59 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 55.24 | +9.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 55.24 is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.08, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 55.24 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.65, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +47.7% | 26.89 | 39.71 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.34 | 25.57 | 45.54 | 8 |
| 1980s | 47.39 | 46.46 | 48.24 | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.57 | 46.06 | 53.68 | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.2 | 52.75 | 55.45 | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.29 | 50.31 | 54.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.92 | 50.59 | 55.24 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Burundi?
- Female teachers in Burundi was 55.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 55.45 in 2005.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.57 in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for female teachers?
- Burundi ranks 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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