Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Burundi
Burundi: Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) was 14.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Burundi is 14.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Burundi peaked at 20.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1986.
Burundi ranks 153rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.9% | — |
| 1979 | 8.5% | +23.4% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | +32.9% |
| 1986 | 6.6% | -41.0% |
| 1991 | 8.3% | +24.4% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +34.8% |
| 1993 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | +51.9% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | +80.9% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -11.9% |
| 2025 | 14.5% | +14.3% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.5%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.7%, 70% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.9% | 6.6% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 14.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 11.4% | 20.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 150 Yemen 17.1% compare
- 151 Djibouti 16.5% compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 14.6% compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 14.0% compare
- 155 Eritrea 13.8% compare
- 156 Afghanistan 13.7% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Burundi?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Burundi was 14.5% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1986.
- How does Burundi rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Burundi ranks 153rd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.