Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index was 1 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burundi, 1979–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1 GPI for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.52 GPI, in 1979.
That places Burundi 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.52 GPI | — |
| 1990 | 0.81 GPI | +55.8% |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPI | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.86 GPI | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8046 GPI | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.88 GPI | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPI | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPI | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.52 GPI | 0.52 GPI | 0.52 GPI | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.81 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 0.81 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.89 GPI | 0.86 GPI | 0.92 GPI | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8937 GPI | 0.8046 GPI | 0.95 GPI | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 GPI | 1 |
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- 24 Georgia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Jordan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Kuwait 1 GPI compare
- 24 Macau, China 1 GPI compare
- 24 Maldives 1 GPI compare
- 24 Mexico 1 GPI compare
- 24 Republic of Moldova 1 GPI compare
- 24 Nigeria 1 GPI compare
- 24 Oman 1 GPI compare
- 24 Paraguay 1 GPI compare
- 24 Peru 1 GPI compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Serbia 1 GPI compare
- 24 Singapore 1 GPI compare
- 24 Spain 1 GPI compare
- 24 Sri Lanka 1 GPI compare
- 24 Thailand 1 GPI compare
- 24 Tonga 1 GPI compare
- 24 Tunisia 1 GPI compare
- 24 United Arab Emirates 1 GPI compare
- 24 Uruguay 1 GPI compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 1 GPI compare
- 24 Viet Nam 1 GPI compare
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 literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burundi?
- Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index in Burundi was 1 GPI in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 GPI in 1979.
- How does Burundi rank for literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for youth literacy rate is the ratio of females to males ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.