Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi
Burundi: Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP was 4.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi, 1979–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi stood at 4.5%.
The figure is down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi peaked at 6.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2002.
That places Burundi 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2.8% | — |
| 1981 | 3.3% | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +9.9% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | -16.3% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | +42.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +87.0% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 5.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +7.7% |
| 2025 | 4.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.4% | 6.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
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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 initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi?
- Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp in Burundi was 4.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2002.
- How does Burundi rank for initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp?
- Burundi ranks 71st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. 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 Initial government expenditure on 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