Trained teachers in primary education in Burundi
Burundi: Trained teachers in primary education was 95.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in primary education in Burundi, 2005–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 95.8% for trained teachers in primary education in 2025.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Burundi peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 64th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 87.5% | — |
| 2007 | 87.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -94.2% |
| 2025 | 95.8% | +1552.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.7% | 87.4% | 91.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 92.2% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 5.8% | 95.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
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 trained teachers in primary education in Burundi?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Burundi was 95.8% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Burundi ranks 64th out of 134 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.