Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi, 1972–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi stood at 0.0019 units per person.
That represents a change of up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0021 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 187th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | +115.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.001 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per person | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | +19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0019 units per person | -8.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0019 units per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 units per person, 91% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0019 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 units per person, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +115.7% | 0.0005 units per person | 0.001 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Burundi was 0.0019 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Burundi ranks 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.