Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index was 1.16 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burundi, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.16 GPI for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.39 GPI in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.862 GPI, in 2001.
That places Burundi 2nd out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Survival rate to Grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.39 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 1.04 GPI | -25.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9681 GPI | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 1.05 GPI | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 0.9952 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8959 GPI | -10.0% |
| 1978 | 1.01 GPI | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9355 GPI | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 1 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9602 GPI | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9731 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9873 GPI | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.9718 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.01 GPI | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9679 GPI | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9547 GPI | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8889 GPI | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9777 GPI | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9837 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.862 GPI | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 1.06 GPI | +23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9748 GPI | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPI | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.05 GPI | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPI | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.09 GPI | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.1 GPI | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPI | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPI | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPI | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 1.12 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.13 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.16 GPI | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.04 GPI | 0.8959 GPI | 1.39 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9786 GPI | 0.9547 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9333 GPI | 0.8889 GPI | 0.9777 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPI | 0.862 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPI | 1.03 GPI | 1.21 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.51 GPI compare
- 3 Nicaragua 1.15 GPI compare
- 4 Haiti 1.15 GPI compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 1.14 GPI compare
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 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burundi?
- Survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index in Burundi was 1.16 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPI in 1972.
- What is the lowest survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.862 GPI in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 2nd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is survival rate to grade 5 of primary education, gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 5 of primary education, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female survival rate to grade 5 to the male survival rate to grade 5. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.