Primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.003 units per person in 2025. β Volatile
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi, 1971β2025
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.
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
- 180 Moldova, Republic of 0.0031 units per person compare
- 181 Lithuania 0.0031 units per person compare
- 182 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0031 units per person compare
- 184 Singapore 0.0028 units per person compare
- 185 Ukraine 0.0028 units per person compare
- 186 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0028 units per person compare
More education data for Burundi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (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 Γ· 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.