Average years of schooling among adults in Burundi
Burundi: Average years of schooling among adults was 3.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Burundi, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, average years of schooling among adults in Burundi stood at 3.47 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Burundi peaked at 3.47 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.46 years, in 1990.
That places Burundi 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7 years | 1.46 years | 1.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 years | 2 years | 2.43 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 years | 2.03 years | 3.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 years | 3.29 years | 3.47 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 180 Djibouti 3.95 years compare
- 181 Guinea-Bissau 3.67 years compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 3.54 years compare
- 184 Benin 3.19 years compare
- 185 Senegal 2.93 years compare
- 186 Afghanistan 2.51 years compare
More education data for Burundi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Burundi?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Burundi was 3.47 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 years in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Burundi ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.