Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.17 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary 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
In 2025, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi stood at 1.17 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.23 index in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.8837 index, in 2005.
Burundi ranks 11th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.16 index | 1.12 index | 1.23 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.11 index | 1.05 index | 1.13 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9335 index | 0.8837 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 index | 1.04 index | 1.18 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 index | 1.17 index | 1.18 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 8 Senegal 1.19 index compare
- 9 Madagascar 1.19 index compare
- 10 Guinea-Bissau 1.18 index compare
- 12 Namibia 1.16 index compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 1.16 index compare
- 14 Tanzania 1.15 index compare
More gender data for Burundi
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 221,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 215,515 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 218,977 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 213,395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 216,584 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1.17 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 index in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 index in 2005.
- How does Burundi rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 11th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.