School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.02 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burundi stood at 1.02 GPI. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.02 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.4668 GPI, in 1971.
That places Burundi 110th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.4668 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.48 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5298 GPI | +10.4% |
| 1974 | 0.5631 GPI | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.5704 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5866 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6123 GPI | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6098 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.6135 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.6006 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6256 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6478 GPI | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6677 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6985 GPI | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7389 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7706 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7797 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8042 GPI | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7871 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7761 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7927 GPI | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8147 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8648 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9223 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9458 GPI | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9558 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9697 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9743 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.996 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPI | +1.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.02 GPI is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8652 GPI, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.02 GPI is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9378 GPI, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5441 GPI | 0.4668 GPI | 0.6123 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6637 GPI | 0.6006 GPI | 0.7706 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7868 GPI | 0.7761 GPI | 0.8042 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8241 GPI | 0.7927 GPI | 0.8648 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9739 GPI | 0.9223 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 8 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Burundi was 1.02 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4668 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 110th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. 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 to tertiary, 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.