Secondary education, duration in Burundi
Burundi: Secondary education, duration was 7 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
7 years
in 1973
All-time low
6 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Secondary education, duration in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, duration in Burundi is 7 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, duration in Burundi peaked at 7 years in 1973 and was at its lowest, 6 years, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 26th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Secondary education, duration in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6 years | — |
| 1971 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 1974 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6 years | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 years | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 7 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 7 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.7 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 years | 6 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.33 years | 6 years | 7 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 26 Albania 7 years compare
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- 26 Benin 7 years compare
- 26 Bermuda 7 years compare
- 26 Brazil 7 years compare
- 26 Brunei 7 years compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 7 years compare
- 26 Cameroon 7 years compare
- 26 Central African Republic 7 years compare
- 26 Chad 7 years compare
- 26 Comoros 7 years compare
- 26 Congo 7 years compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 7 years compare
- 26 Djibouti 7 years compare
- 26 Eritrea 7 years compare
- 26 Fiji 7 years compare
- 26 France 7 years compare
- 26 French Polynesia 7 years compare
- 26 Gabon 7 years compare
- 26 Gibraltar 7 years compare
- 26 Guinea 7 years compare
- 26 Haiti 7 years compare
- 26 Iceland 7 years compare
- 26 India 7 years compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 7 years compare
- 26 Kiribati 7 years compare
- 26 Kuwait 7 years compare
- 26 Kyrgyzstan 7 years compare
- 26 Laos 7 years compare
- 26 Liechtenstein 7 years compare
- 26 Luxembourg 7 years compare
- 26 Madagascar 7 years compare
- 26 Malta 7 years compare
- 26 Mauritania 7 years compare
- 26 Mauritius 7 years compare
- 26 Monaco 7 years compare
- 26 Mongolia 7 years compare
- 26 Nepal 7 years compare
- 26 New Caledonia 7 years compare
- 26 New Zealand 7 years compare
- 26 Niger 7 years compare
- 26 Pakistan 7 years compare
- 26 Russia 7 years compare
- 26 Samoa 7 years compare
- 26 Senegal 7 years compare
- 26 Seychelles 7 years compare
- 26 Sierra Leone 7 years compare
- 26 Slovenia 7 years compare
- 26 Solomon Islands 7 years compare
- 26 Suriname 7 years compare
- 26 Switzerland 7 years compare
- 26 Tajikistan 7 years compare
- 26 Togo 7 years compare
- 26 Tonga 7 years compare
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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 secondary education, duration in Burundi?
- Secondary education, duration in Burundi was 7 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, duration recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1973.
- What is the lowest secondary education, duration recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 years in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for secondary education, duration?
- Burundi ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, duration rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.