Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Burundi
Burundi: Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general was 1.23 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Burundi, 1971–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.23 GPIA for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Burundi peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1436 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burundi 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.1436 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.1529 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3823 GPIA | +150.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3278 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3409 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3788 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4291 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4149 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3189 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3016 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3393 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3861 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5198 GPIA | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5393 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5017 GPIA | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5456 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6151 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6216 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7338 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7509 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5189 GPIA | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6655 GPIA | +28.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5589 GPIA | -16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7014 GPIA | +25.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7326 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7309 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7924 GPIA | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8234 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8949 GPIA | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8814 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 1.19 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.23 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2695 GPIA | 0.1436 GPIA | 0.3823 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.413 GPIA | 0.3016 GPIA | 0.5393 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5941 GPIA | 0.5456 GPIA | 0.6216 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.6456 GPIA | 0.5189 GPIA | 0.7509 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.9107 GPIA | 0.7014 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Burundi?
- Gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general in Burundi was 1.23 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1436 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general?
- Burundi ranks 9th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. 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 intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary general education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release