School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.21 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary (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
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi is 1.21 GPI, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.21 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2442 GPI, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 6th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2442 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.2613 GPI | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3331 GPI | +27.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3905 GPI | +17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.42 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4303 GPI | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4763 GPI | +10.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4589 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4636 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4707 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.4607 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5634 GPI | +22.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4726 GPI | -16.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4769 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.5056 GPI | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4928 GPI | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5371 GPI | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5543 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5802 GPI | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6066 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5715 GPI | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5976 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.623 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.768 GPI | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7522 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7372 GPI | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7376 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7179 GPI | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7204 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7166 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7354 GPI | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7626 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8115 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8744 GPI | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9366 GPI | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9949 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPI | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPI | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.21 GPI | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3865 GPI | 0.2442 GPI | 0.4763 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5114 GPI | 0.4607 GPI | 0.5802 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5997 GPI | 0.5715 GPI | 0.623 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7389 GPI | 0.7179 GPI | 0.768 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9148 GPI | 0.7166 GPI | 1.15 GPI | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi?
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi was 1.21 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPI in 2020.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2442 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 6th out of 196 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. 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, secondary (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 secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.