School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted was 1.03 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi is 1.03 GPIA, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.8212 GPIA, in 1972.
That places Burundi 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.8462 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.8212 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 1.06 GPIA | +28.8% |
| 1974 | 1.18 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 1.06 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8709 GPIA | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8834 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.9187 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.995 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9888 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.9349 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9547 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9176 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9464 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.954 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9539 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9812 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9729 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9772 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9992 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.03 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted … pre-primary adjusted 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +28.8% | 0.8212 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9772 GPIA | 0.8212 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.9504 GPIA | 0.8709 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9176 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9464 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9992 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1.03 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 GPIA in 1974.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8212 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 56th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release