Start of the academic school year in Burundi
Burundi: Start of the academic school year was 2,024 tertiary education in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2,024 tertiary education
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 206 countries
All-time high
2,024 tertiary education
in 2025
All-time low
1,969 tertiary education
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2025
Start of the academic school year in Burundi, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in tertiary education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for start of the academic school year in Burundi is 2,024 tertiary education, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start of the academic school year in Burundi peaked at 2,024 tertiary education in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,969 tertiary education, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 1st of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Start of the academic school year in Burundi, year by year
| Year | tertiary education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,969 tertiary education | — |
| 1971 | 1,970 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1,971 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1,972 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1,973 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 1,974 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 1,975 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1,976 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 1,977 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1,978 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 1,979 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1,980 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1,981 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1,982 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,983 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,984 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1,985 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 1,986 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1,987 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,988 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,989 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,990 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1,991 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,992 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,993 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1,994 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1,995 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 1,996 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 1,997 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,998 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,999 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,000 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 2,001 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 2,002 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2,003 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2,004 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,005 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2,006 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,007 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,008 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,009 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,010 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,012 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,013 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,014 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,016 tertiary education | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2,017 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,018 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2,019 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2,020 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2,021 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2,022 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,022 tertiary education | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2,024 tertiary education | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,974 tertiary education | 1,969 tertiary education | 1,978 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,984 tertiary education | 1,979 tertiary education | 1,988 tertiary education | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 tertiary education | 1,989 tertiary education | 1,998 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,004 tertiary education | 1,999 tertiary education | 2,008 tertiary education | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,014 tertiary education | 2,009 tertiary education | 2,019 tertiary education | 9 |
| 2020s | 2,022 tertiary education | 2,020 tertiary education | 2,024 tertiary education | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Afghanistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Australia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Brazil 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Chile 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cook Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Costa Rica 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cuba 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Fiji 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Georgia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Gambia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Honduras 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Cambodia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Kiribati 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 South Korea 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Maldives 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Malaysia 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Niue 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Nauru 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 New Zealand 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Pakistan 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Peru 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 El Salvador 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Seychelles 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tokelau 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 East Timor 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tonga 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Tuvalu 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Vanuatu 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 1 Samoa 2,024 tertiary education compare
- 4 Anguilla 2,021 tertiary education compare
- 4 Montserrat 2,021 tertiary education 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 start of the academic school year in Burundi?
- Start of the academic school year in Burundi was 2,024 tertiary education in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start of the academic school year recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 2,024 tertiary education in 2025.
- What is the lowest start of the academic school year recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,969 tertiary education in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for start of the academic school year?
- Burundi ranks 1st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start of the academic school year rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Start of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release