School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.07 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.07 GPIA
World rank
13th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.4779 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2025
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.07 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4779 GPIA, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 13th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4779 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.4921 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5421 GPIA | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5764 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5859 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6037 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6203 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.6101 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6266 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.6218 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6248 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.6159 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6253 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.647 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.672 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6931 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.722 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7619 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7851 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7902 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8151 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7965 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7892 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7968 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.814 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8348 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8806 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8982 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.921 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.933 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9479 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9558 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9664 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9833 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9947 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5705 GPIA | 0.4779 GPIA | 0.6266 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6769 GPIA | 0.6159 GPIA | 0.7851 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7978 GPIA | 0.7892 GPIA | 0.8151 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8576 GPIA | 0.7968 GPIA | 0.921 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9868 GPIA | 0.933 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Burundi was 1.07 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4779 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, primary and 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