Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 12.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burundi is 12.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burundi peaked at 27.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 116th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 7.2% | — |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +115.7% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +67.3% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +69.1% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -44.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 7.2% | 15.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 9.9% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burundi?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Burundi was 12.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Burundi ranks 116th out of 122 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release