Primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.003 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi is 0.003 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0043 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 units per person, in 1981.
Burundi ranks 183rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0014 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0014 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0018 units per person | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0016 units per person | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.002 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0028 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0031 units per person | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.003 units per person | -27.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.003 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.004 units per person, 75% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.003 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0043 units per person, 69% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi was 0.003 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0043 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 units per person in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 183rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.