Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.6% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi, 1979–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi is 1.6%, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi peaked at 2.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1979.
Burundi ranks 67th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.9% | — |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +37.2% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +49.3% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 1.5% | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 1.3% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +14.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 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 secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi?
- Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi was 1.6% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1979.
- How does Burundi rank for government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 67th out of 165 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release