Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi
Burundi: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0017 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi is 0.0017 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi peaked at 0.0023 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per person, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 177th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0004 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0004 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0007 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 units per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.001 units per person | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per person | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 units per person | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0017 units per person | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.002 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0022 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.002 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.002 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0022 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0017 units per person | -20.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.0017 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0017 units per person, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.0017 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 units per person, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 174 Haiti 0.0018 units per person compare
- 175 Ghana 0.0018 units per person compare
- 176 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.0017 units per person compare
- 178 Afghanistan 0.0016 units per person compare
- 179 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0016 units per person compare
- 180 Cambodia 0.0016 units per person 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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Burundi was 0.0017 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per person in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Burundi ranks 177th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.