Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.5% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi is 1.5%, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi peaked at 1.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2005.
That places Burundi 23rd out of 173 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.6% | — |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -13.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +98.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 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 tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi was 1.5% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 23rd out of 173 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.9%. 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 tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release