Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Burundi
Burundi: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 75.11 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 75.11 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Burundi peaked at 96.19 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.76, in 1978.
Burundi ranks 166th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 14.04 | — |
| 1978 | 12.76 | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 13.21 | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 13.65 | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 14.83 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 16.67 | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 21.33 | +28.0% |
| 1984 | 25.41 | +19.1% |
| 1985 | 29.48 | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 32.51 | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 37.57 | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 41.1 | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 41.93 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 38.55 | -8.1% |
| 2001 | 46.45 | +20.5% |
| 2002 | 46.63 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 50.45 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 53.68 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 57.59 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 76.67 | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 84.52 | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 92.65 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 91.43 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 95.26 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 96.19 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 94.95 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 87.88 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 92.82 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 90.47 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 88.9 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 84.4 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 81.49 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 80.12 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 80.68 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 75.11 | -6.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 75.11 is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.33, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 75.11 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 86.36, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.34 | 12.76 | 14.04 | 3 |
| 1980s | 25.84 | 13.65 | 41.1 | 9 |
| 1990s | 41.93 | 41.93 | 41.93 | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.86 | 38.55 | 92.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.25 | 80.12 | 96.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.89 | 75.11 | 80.68 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Burundi?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Burundi was 75.11 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.19 in 2011.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.76 in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 166th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.