Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.04 GPIA in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.04 GPIA
World rank
11th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2025
All-time low
0.6008 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
34
1973–2025
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi stood at 1.04 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6008 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Burundi 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.6008 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.6721 GPIA | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6786 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.6788 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.647 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6678 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6958 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.7258 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7591 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7946 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8385 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8538 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8366 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8316 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8187 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8412 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8971 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9116 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9685 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9791 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9909 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.02 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9961 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6364 GPIA | 0.6008 GPIA | 0.6721 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7207 GPIA | 0.647 GPIA | 0.8385 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8538 GPIA | 0.8538 GPIA | 0.8538 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9092 GPIA | 0.8187 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9961 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 8 Sudan 1.07 GPIA compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.05 GPIA compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 1.05 GPIA compare
- 12 Naoero 1.04 GPIA compare
- 13 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.04 GPIA compare
- 14 Ecuador 1.03 GPIA compare
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1.04 GPIA in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2025.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6008 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Burundi rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 11th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release