School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes was 0.3464 years in 2025. β Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Burundi, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.3464 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 0.3464 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0076 years, in 1972.
Burundi ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0117 years | 0.0076 years | 0.0224 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0292 years | 0.0221 years | 0.0364 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0403 years | 0.0341 years | 0.0459 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0974 years | 0.0515 years | 0.1339 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2015 years | 0.146 years | 0.2629 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3239 years | 0.3013 years | 0.3464 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 172 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 0.3573 years compare
- 173 Eswatini, Kingdom of 0.3504 years compare
- 174 Dominica 0.3474 years compare
- 176 Madagascar, Republic of 0.3402 years compare
- 177 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 0.3391 years compare
- 178 Suriname 0.3271 years 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)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Burundi was 0.3464 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3464 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0076 years in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release