School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 1.05 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burundi, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burundi stood at 1.05 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burundi peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8041 GPIA, in 2003.
That places Burundi 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8041 GPIA | — |
| 2004 | 0.8248 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8458 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8923 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9077 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9365 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9506 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.966 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9786 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.989 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9649 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.05 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9882 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8685 GPIA | 0.8041 GPIA | 0.9365 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9506 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.05 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Burundi was 1.05 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8041 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release