Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi
Burundi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1.05 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.05 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6567 GPIA, in 1980.
That places Burundi 52nd out of 211 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6662 GPIA | — |
| 1972 | 0.7486 GPIA | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6953 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6966 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9009 GPIA | +29.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8318 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7612 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6916 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7335 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6567 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7264 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8094 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7097 GPIA | -12.3% |
| 1984 | 0.7341 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7585 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8381 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9299 GPIA | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9242 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8947 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9136 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.02 GPIA | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9957 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9724 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9998 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9813 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9814 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9938 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.05 GPIA | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7473 GPIA | 0.6662 GPIA | 0.9009 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7982 GPIA | 0.6567 GPIA | 0.9299 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9746 GPIA | 0.9136 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 49 Philippines 1.05 GPIA compare
- 50 Indonesia 1.05 GPIA compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 1.05 GPIA compare
- 53 Montenegro 1.05 GPIA compare
- 54 Maldives 1.05 GPIA compare
- 55 Serbia 1.05 GPIA compare
More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi was 1.05 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6567 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Burundi ranks 52nd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release