Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Burundi
Burundi: Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary was 26.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Burundi, 1972–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2018, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Burundi stood at 26.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Burundi peaked at 37.22 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.07, in 1972.
That places Burundi 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.14 | 11.07 | 18.64 | 6 |
| 1980s | 15.72 | 14.03 | 18.68 | 7 |
| 1990s | 20.8 | 17.74 | 21.89 | 4 |
| 2000s | 24.3 | 18.85 | 28.4 | 6 |
| 2010s | 31.16 | 26.6 | 37.22 | 9 |
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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 pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Burundi?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary in Burundi was 26.6 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 37.22 in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, secondary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.07 in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for pupil-teacher ratio, secondary?
- Burundi ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, secondary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.