Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 90.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi, 1999–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi is 90.6%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi peaked at 98.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2009.
That places Burundi 127th out of 154 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.9% | — |
| 2000 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.6% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 93.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 90.6% | +3.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 90.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 90.0%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 90.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.6%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -25.3% | 86.8% | 64.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.9% | 98.9% | 98.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 64.8% | 98.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 68.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 90.6% | 90.6% | 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 percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Burundi was 90.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Burundi ranks 127th out of 154 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release