School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index was 1.01 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.01 GPI for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in 2020.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.03 GPI in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.484 GPI, in 1971.
That places Burundi 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.484 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.498 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.5586 GPI | +12.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5861 GPI | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 0.5959 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6187 GPI | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6315 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6283 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.6427 GPI | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6416 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.643 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6136 GPI | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6301 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6511 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6765 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.7032 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7335 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7775 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.794 GPI | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8012 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.8366 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8171 GPI | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8191 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8014 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8429 GPI | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8151 GPI | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7892 GPI | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.797 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.794 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7803 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8017 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8295 GPI | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8558 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9085 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9286 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9501 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9678 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9887 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPI | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPI | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5826 GPI | 0.484 GPI | 0.6427 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6864 GPI | 0.6136 GPI | 0.794 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8192 GPI | 0.7892 GPI | 0.85 GPI | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8613 GPI | 0.7803 GPI | 0.9678 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9887 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi?
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi was 1.01 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPI in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.484 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 36th out of 198 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.