Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1 index
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
20th
of 96 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.52 index
in 1979
Years of data
9
1979–2020
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1979–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1 index for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.52 index, in 1979.
Burundi ranks 20th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.52 index | — |
| 1990 | 0.81 index | +55.8% |
| 2000 | 0.92 index | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.86 index | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8046 index | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.88 index | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.95 index | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.94 index | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.52 index | 0.52 index | 0.52 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.81 index | 0.81 index | 0.81 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.89 index | 0.86 index | 0.92 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8937 index | 0.8046 index | 0.95 index | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 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 literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1 index in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 index in 1979.
- How does Burundi rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 20th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.