Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.11 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, 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, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi stood at 1.11 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.11 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.15 index, in 1981.
That places Burundi 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.214 index | 0.15 index | 0.2946 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.4522 index | 0.3129 index | 0.5988 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6679 index | 0.6189 index | 0.7223 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8107 index | 0.712 index | 0.9408 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 0.9677 index | 1.11 index | 6 |
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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 upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Burundi was 1.11 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 index in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 61st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. 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 Upper secondary completion rate, 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 upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.