Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 55.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 55.2% for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burundi peaked at 55.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 1971.
That places Burundi 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 25.6% | — |
| 1972 | 26.9% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | +47.7% |
| 1974 | 40.8% | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 42.2% | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 43.0% | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 43.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 45.5% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 47.0% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.2% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 47.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 46.5% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 46.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.7% | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 53.7% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 55.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 54.0% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 50.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 55.2% | +9.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 55.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 44.1%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 55.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in primary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +47.7% | 26.9% | 39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.3% | 25.6% | 45.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 46.5% | 48.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 46.1% | 53.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.8% | 55.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 50.6% | 55.2% | 2 |
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 primary education who are female in Burundi?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Burundi was 55.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Burundi ranks 171st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release