Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified was 27.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Burundi, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 27.7% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Burundi peaked at 27.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2015.
That places Burundi 79th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.6% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +35.9% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 27.7% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.0% | 18.8% | 25.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 1 |
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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 qualified in Burundi?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified in Burundi was 27.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2015.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified?
- Burundi ranks 79th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. 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 qualified according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release