School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) was 0.8846 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.8846 GPIA
Change on year
up 13.9%
World rank
156th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.8846 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.0571 GPIA
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2025
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi is 0.8846 GPIA, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 13.9% on the previous year and up 167.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 0.8846 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0571 GPIA, in 1971.
That places Burundi 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0571 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.0751 GPIA | +31.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1181 GPIA | +57.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2276 GPIA | +92.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1234 GPIA | -45.8% |
| 1976 | 0.1247 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2021 GPIA | +62.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2473 GPIA | +22.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3251 GPIA | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 0.325 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3653 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3528 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3197 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3695 GPIA | +15.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3313 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.361 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4189 GPIA | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3618 GPIA | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3583 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3584 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4096 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4186 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3649 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.372 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.434 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3794 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3785 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4352 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5421 GPIA | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4621 GPIA | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4866 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4469 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3302 GPIA | -26.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4935 GPIA | +49.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5314 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6139 GPIA | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7767 GPIA | +26.5% |
| 2025 | 0.8846 GPIA | +13.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.8846 GPIA is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6945 GPIA, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.8846 GPIA is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7817 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1326 GPIA | 0.0571 GPIA | 0.2276 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.333 GPIA | 0.2473 GPIA | 0.3695 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3876 GPIA | 0.3583 GPIA | 0.4189 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.394 GPIA | 0.3649 GPIA | 0.4352 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4883 GPIA | 0.3302 GPIA | 0.6139 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8306 GPIA | 0.7767 GPIA | 0.8846 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 153 Dominica 0.9163 GPIA compare
- 154 South Korea 0.911 GPIA compare
- 155 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8947 GPIA compare
- 157 Ukraine 0.8729 GPIA compare
- 158 Bangladesh 0.8131 GPIA compare
- 159 Mozambique 0.8098 GPIA compare
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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 0.8846 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8846 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 GPIA in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.9%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release