Literacy rate, youth female in Burundi
Burundi: Literacy rate, youth female was 88.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Burundi, 1979–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2020, literacy rate, youth female in Burundi stood at 88.5%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Burundi peaked at 88.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1979.
Burundi ranks 78th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Literacy rate, youth female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 21.5% | — |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +123.4% |
| 2000 | 70.4% | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | -24.9% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 82.1% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 88.5% | +3.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 88.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 88.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 80.1%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 48.0% | 48.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 52.8% | 70.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 66.5% | 85.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 88.5% | 88.5% | 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 literacy rate, youth female in Burundi?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Burundi was 88.5% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1979.
- How does Burundi rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Burundi ranks 78th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.