Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burundi
Burundi: Womens educational attainment vs fertility was 4.88 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burundi, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burundi is 4.88, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burundi peaked at 7.39 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4.88, in 2023.
That places Burundi 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.93 | 6.9 | 6.98 | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.1 | 7 | 7.21 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.24 | 7.21 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.34 | 7.29 | 7.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 | 6.9 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7 | 6.41 | 6.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 | 5.27 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.03 | 4.88 | 5.18 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 5 Central African Republic 6.01 compare
- 6 Mali 5.61 compare
- 7 Angola 5.12 compare
- 9 Afghanistan 4.84 compare
- 10 Mozambique 4.76 compare
- 11 Mauritania 4.7 compare
More education data for Burundi
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burundi?
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility in Burundi was 4.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 1989.
- What is the lowest womens educational attainment vs fertility recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.88 in 2023.
- How does Burundi rank for womens educational attainment vs fertility?
- Burundi ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens educational attainment vs fertility rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens educational attainment vs fertility. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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