School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index was 0.9032 GPI in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi stood at 0.9032 GPI. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 173.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 0.9032 GPI in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0571 GPI, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 152nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1326 GPI | 0.0571 GPI | 0.2276 GPI | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.333 GPI | 0.2473 GPI | 0.3695 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.3876 GPI | 0.3583 GPI | 0.4189 GPI | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.394 GPI | 0.3649 GPI | 0.4352 GPI | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4883 GPI | 0.3302 GPI | 0.6139 GPI | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.84 GPI | 0.7767 GPI | 0.9032 GPI | 2 |
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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 school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi?
- School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi was 0.9032 GPI in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9032 GPI in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0571 GPI in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
- Burundi ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.