Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Burundi
Burundi: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 3.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Burundi, 1990–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Burundi is 3.1%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 91.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Burundi peaked at 3.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1990.
Burundi ranks 124th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.7% | 3.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (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)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.7% (2025)
- Labor force, female 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.31 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Burundi?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Burundi was 3.1% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1990.
- How does Burundi rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Burundi ranks 124th out of 129 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.