School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) was 6.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary, female in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Burundi stood at 6.1%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 131.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, female in Burundi peaked at 6.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
That places Burundi 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +28.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +53.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +155.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -40.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +24.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +140.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | +21.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +73.5% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +52.1% |
| 2025 | 6.1% | +15.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 6.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 6.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.3%, 73% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +155.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1979 | +140.8% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.8% | 3.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, female in Burundi?
- School enrollment, tertiary, female in Burundi was 6.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, tertiary, female?
- Burundi ranks 167th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.