Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7391 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi is 0.7391 index, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 0.7782 index in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.407 index, in 1981.
That places Burundi 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.407 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.4341 index | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4843 index | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.5209 index | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5721 index | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6134 index | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6532 index | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6822 index | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6909 index | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6912 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6863 index | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6962 index | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7141 index | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.7445 index | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7617 index | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7719 index | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7782 index | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.7737 index | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7634 index | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7475 index | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7283 index | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7155 index | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6849 index | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6596 index | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6329 index | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6146 index | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5916 index | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5701 index | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5554 index | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.547 index | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5527 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5661 index | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5922 index | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6187 index | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6413 index | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.659 index | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6721 index | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.686 index | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6945 index | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7019 index | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7103 index | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7101 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7202 index | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.73 index | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7391 index | +1.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.7391 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 1 index, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.7391 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 index, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.562 index | 0.407 index | 0.6909 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.7381 index | 0.6863 index | 0.7782 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.65 index | 0.5554 index | 0.7475 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.623 index | 0.547 index | 0.6945 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7186 index | 0.7019 index | 0.7391 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 151 Mali 0.8434 index compare
- 152 Guinea 0.8247 index compare
- 153 Cote d'Ivoire 0.8018 index compare
- 155 Congo 0.6872 index compare
- 156 Central African Republic 0.6752 index compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 0.66 index compare
More gender data for Burundi
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,524 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6397 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 9,658 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 9,658 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 224,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 228,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 220,998 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 224,797 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 217,921 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 0.7391 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7782 index in 1997.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.407 index in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 154th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.