School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 1.02 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.02 GPIA
World rank
36th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.4921 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
50
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.02 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4921 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burundi 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4921 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.5071 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.5579 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5951 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6054 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6285 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.6399 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6289 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.6489 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6427 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6468 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6216 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6406 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.663 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.6876 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7121 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7383 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7771 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8021 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8063 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8407 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8188 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8111 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8468 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8424 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8166 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7922 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7977 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.7965 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7835 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.805 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8303 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8567 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9081 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9276 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9463 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9653 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9853 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9495 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.02 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9709 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5893 GPIA | 0.4921 GPIA | 0.6489 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6932 GPIA | 0.6216 GPIA | 0.8021 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8194 GPIA | 0.7922 GPIA | 0.8468 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.8617 GPIA | 0.7835 GPIA | 0.9653 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 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, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1.02 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4921 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 36th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, 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