Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 20.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Burundi, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Burundi stood at 20.6%.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Burundi peaked at 39.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2009.
That places Burundi 139th out of 153 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 12.9% | — |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +53.5% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +106.3% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | -46.0% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 19.1% | 39.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Burundi?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Burundi was 20.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Burundi ranks 139th out of 153 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release