Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burundi

Burundi: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.26 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.26 GPI
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
3rd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.26 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.7439 GPI
in 2007
Years of data
16
2003–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burundi, 2003–2019

00.511.52003201120192003: 0.792 GPI2004: 0.778 GPI2005: 0.763 GPI2006: 0.765 GPI2007: 0.744 GPI2009: 0.75 GPI2010: 0.756 GPI2011: 0.773 GPI2012: 0.822 GPI2013: 0.873 GPI2014: 0.942 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.2 GPI2018: 1.3 GPI2019: 1.3 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 1.26 GPI for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 68.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.26 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7439 GPI, in 2007.

Burundi ranks 3rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Burundi, 2003 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
2003 0.7919 GPI
2004 0.7775 GPI -1.8%
2005 0.763 GPI -1.9%
2006 0.7648 GPI +0.2%
2007 0.7439 GPI -2.7%
2009 0.7496 GPI +0.8%
2010 0.7556 GPI +0.8%
2011 0.7732 GPI +2.3%
2012 0.822 GPI +6.3%
2013 0.8728 GPI +6.2%
2014 0.9424 GPI +8.0%
2015 1.01 GPI +7.3%
2016 1.07 GPI +6.1%
2017 1.21 GPI +13.1%
2018 1.25 GPI +3.3%
2019 1.26 GPI +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7651 GPI 0.7439 GPI 0.7919 GPI 6
2010s 0.9974 GPI 0.7556 GPI 1.26 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 1 Lesotho 1.32 GPI compare
  2. 2 Bangladesh 1.27 GPI compare
  3. 4 Rwanda 1.18 GPI compare
  4. 5 Senegal 1.18 GPI compare
  5. 6 Gambia 1.14 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burundi?
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index in Burundi was 1.26 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7439 GPI in 2007.
How does Burundi rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Burundi ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,598 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary to the male gross enrolment ratio for lower secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.