School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 GPIA in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1971β2025
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 34th out of 209 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.
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
- 31 China, People's Republic of 1.02 GPIA compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.02 GPIA compare
- 33 Ukraine 1.02 GPIA compare
- 35 Oman 1.01 GPIA compare
- 36 Sri Lanka 1.01 GPIA compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 1.01 GPIA 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.003 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 34th out of 209 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