Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index was 1.04 GPI in 2019. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi is 1.04 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5918 GPI, in 1973.
Burundi ranks 21st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.5918 GPI | — |
| 1978 | 0.6649 GPI | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6718 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6703 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6345 GPI | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6515 GPI | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6769 GPI | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.706 GPI | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7402 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7783 GPI | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8257 GPI | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8532 GPI | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8316 GPI | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.8248 GPI | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8127 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8358 GPI | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.892 GPI | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9073 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9651 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.976 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9885 GPI | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPI | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.02 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 GPI | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6283 GPI | 0.5918 GPI | 0.6649 GPI | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.7061 GPI | 0.6345 GPI | 0.8257 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8532 GPI | 0.8532 GPI | 0.8532 GPI | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9049 GPI | 0.8127 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 4 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index in Burundi was 1.04 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2019.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5918 GPI in 1973.
- How does Burundi rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for primary to the male total net enrolment rate for primary. 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.