School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9032 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi stood at 0.9032 GPI. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 173.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 0.9032 GPI in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0571 GPI, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0571 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.0751 GPI | +31.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1181 GPI | +57.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2276 GPI | +92.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1234 GPI | -45.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1247 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2021 GPI | +62.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2473 GPI | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3251 GPI | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 0.325 GPI | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3653 GPI | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3528 GPI | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3197 GPI | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3695 GPI | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3313 GPI | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.361 GPI | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4189 GPI | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3618 GPI | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3583 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3584 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4096 GPI | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4186 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3649 GPI | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.372 GPI | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.434 GPI | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3794 GPI | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3785 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4352 GPI | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5421 GPI | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.462 GPI | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4866 GPI | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4469 GPI | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3302 GPI | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4935 GPI | +49.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5314 GPI | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6139 GPI | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7767 GPI | +26.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9032 GPI | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1326 GPI | 0.0571 GPI | 0.2276 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.333 GPI | 0.2473 GPI | 0.3695 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3876 GPI | 0.3583 GPI | 0.4189 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.394 GPI | 0.3649 GPI | 0.4352 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4883 GPI | 0.3302 GPI | 0.6139 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.84 GPI | 0.7767 GPI | 0.9032 GPI | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 149 Tajikistan 0.9453 GPI compare
- 150 Comoros 0.9443 GPI compare
- 151 Dominica 0.9163 GPI compare
- 153 Republic of Korea 0.8915 GPI compare
- 154 Ukraine 0.8539 GPI compare
- 155 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.8225 GPI compare
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, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi was 0.9032 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9032 GPI in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (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 tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.