School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.23 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.23 GPIA
World rank
5th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.23 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.2497 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2025
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi stood at 1.23 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2497 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burundi 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.2497 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.2679 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3424 GPIA | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4026 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4345 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4378 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.484 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4745 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4773 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4762 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.4688 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5706 GPIA | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4823 GPIA | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4878 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5152 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5022 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5489 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5746 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5981 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6222 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5837 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.609 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6253 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7494 GPIA | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.73 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7257 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7276 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7221 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7136 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7127 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7341 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7601 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8102 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8681 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9268 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9799 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 1.23 GPIA | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3967 GPIA | 0.2497 GPIA | 0.484 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.5225 GPIA | 0.4688 GPIA | 0.5981 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6101 GPIA | 0.5837 GPIA | 0.6253 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.7281 GPIA | 0.7136 GPIA | 0.7494 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.7127 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Tuvalu 1.26 GPIA compare
- 3 Lesotho 1.26 GPIA compare
- 4 Senegal 1.23 GPIA compare
- 6 French Polynesia 1.2 GPIA compare
- 7 Burkina Faso 1.19 GPIA compare
- 8 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.17 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1.23 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2497 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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, 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