Secondary education, teachers in Burundi
Burundi: Secondary education, teachers was 26.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Burundi, 1972–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 26.2% for secondary education, teachers in 2025. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Burundi peaked at 26.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 1974.
That places Burundi 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.4% | — |
| 1973 | 20.6% | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | +23.1% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 18.3% | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 20.4% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 20.7% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 26.2% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.0% | 17.3% | 21.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 18.3% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 18.5% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.8% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Burundi?
- Secondary education, teachers in Burundi was 26.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 26.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Burundi ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.