Government expenditure on education, total in Burundi
Burundi: Government expenditure on education, total was 10.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on education, total in Burundi, 1981–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, government expenditure on education, total in Burundi stood at 10.3%.
That represents a change of down 50.1% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on education, total in Burundi peaked at 27.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1981.
Burundi ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Government expenditure on education, total in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 18.9% | — |
| 1992 | 18.1% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +42.0% |
| 1996 | 16.7% | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | -19.1% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | -26.5% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | +29.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +38.3% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -24.4% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 10.3% | -50.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.4% | 0.0% | 23.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.2% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 10.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on education, total in Burundi?
- Government expenditure on education, total in Burundi was 10.3% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on education, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for government expenditure on education, total?
- Burundi ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government expenditure on education, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure on education, total (% of government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of total general government expenditure on all sectors (including health, education, social services, etc.). It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.