School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) was 0.3253 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.3253 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.5% on the previous year and up 148.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burundi peaked at 0.3253 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 years, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0008 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0011 years | +28.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 years | +53.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0042 years | +154.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 years | -40.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0031 years | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 years | +140.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 years | +22.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 years | +18.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 years | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.015 years | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0151 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0155 years | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 years | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0181 years | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0193 years | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0201 years | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0201 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0208 years | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0219 years | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 years | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0271 years | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0282 years | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.028 years | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0485 years | +73.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0579 years | +19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0588 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0658 years | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1076 years | +63.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0924 years | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1214 years | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1382 years | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1308 years | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1316 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1494 years | +13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1732 years | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2634 years | +52.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3253 years | +23.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.3253 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2691 years, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.3253 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4292 years, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years) (female years) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +154.8% | 0.0017 years | 0.0042 years |
| 1979 | +140.6% | 0.0031 years | 0.0075 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.003 years | 0.0008 years | 0.0075 years | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0147 years | 0.0092 years | 0.0193 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0225 years | 0.0201 years | 0.0271 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0479 years | 0.028 years | 0.0658 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1306 years | 0.0924 years | 0.1732 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2944 years | 0.2634 years | 0.3253 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 169 Madagascar 0.3415 years compare
- 170 Mozambique 0.3342 years compare
- 171 Dominica 0.332 years compare
- 173 Afghanistan 0.2968 years compare
- 174 Gabon 0.2799 years compare
- 175 Yemen 0.2691 years 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, female in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Burundi was 0.3253 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3253 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 years in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Burundi ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.7%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release