School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4693 GPI, in 1971.
That places Burundi 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4693 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.4825 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5329 GPI | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5669 GPI | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.5759 GPI | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5934 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6116 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6031 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.6205 GPI | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6163 GPI | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.6181 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6047 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.6106 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.6288 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6513 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.672 GPI | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.7019 GPI | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.7436 GPI | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7754 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7835 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8095 GPI | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7929 GPI | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.782 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7866 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8044 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8267 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8742 GPI | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8952 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.917 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9299 GPI | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9463 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9551 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9666 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9845 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9965 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5618 GPI | 0.4693 GPI | 0.6205 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.6623 GPI | 0.6047 GPI | 0.7754 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.792 GPI | 0.782 GPI | 0.8095 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8507 GPI | 0.7866 GPI | 0.917 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9878 GPI | 0.9299 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 10 |
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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 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Burundi was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4693 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.