Government expenditure per student, primary in Burundi
Burundi: Government expenditure per student, primary was 12.9% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure per student, primary in Burundi, 1999–2013
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of GDP per capita.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 12.9% for government expenditure per student, primary in 2013.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure per student, primary in Burundi peaked at 15.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
Burundi ranks 78th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Government expenditure per student, primary in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of GDP per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.0% | — |
| 2000 | 9.0% | -24.4% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.0% | 15.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 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 per student, primary in Burundi?
- Government expenditure per student, primary in Burundi was 12.9% in 2013, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest government expenditure per student, primary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for government expenditure per student, primary?
- Burundi ranks 78th out of 122 countries with data for 2013.
- Is government expenditure per student, primary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Government expenditure per student, primary (% of GDP per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government expenditure per student is the average general government expenditure (current, capital, and transfers) per student in the given level of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP per capita.