Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burundi, 1972–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 26.2% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burundi peaked at 26.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 189th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.4% | — |
| 1973 | 20.6% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 17.3% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 18.5% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 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 secondary education who are female in Burundi?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Burundi was 26.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Burundi ranks 189th out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release