Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi
Burundi: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.08 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.08 GPIA
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
13th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.21 GPIA
in 1972
All-time low
0.8699 GPIA
in 2001
Years of data
39
1972–2019
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.08 GPIA for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in 2019.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.8699 GPIA, in 2001.
That places Burundi 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 1.03 GPIA | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9835 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9422 GPIA | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 1.04 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 1979 | 0.9483 GPIA | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9913 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 0.973 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9957 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9953 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9841 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9971 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9828 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.93 GPIA | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9564 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8699 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPIA | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.985 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9988 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 1.09 GPIA | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9422 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9914 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8699 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9988 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi?
- Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity in Burundi was 1.08 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 GPIA in 1972.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8699 GPIA in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
- Is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release