Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 97.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burundi, 2005–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 97.2% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burundi peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 61st out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 90.9% | — |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -96.1% |
| 2025 | 97.2% | +2373.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 90.9% | 94.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 83.8% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 3.9% | 97.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 58 Zimbabwe 98.0% compare
- 59 Mauritania 97.3% compare
- 60 El Salvador 97.2% compare
- 62 Tonga 96.1% compare
- 63 Nepal 96.0% compare
- 64 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burundi?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Burundi was 97.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Burundi ranks 61st out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release