Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burundi
Burundi: Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education was 10.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burundi, 1991–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burundi stood at 10.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.1% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burundi peaked at 27.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2004.
Burundi ranks 145th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.0% | 13.5% | 23.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.2% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 15.0% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 10.3% | 20.7% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Burundi
- Industry (including construction), value added 410.74 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 18.2% (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 694.46 million current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 3.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 1.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure 5.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 3.0% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 1.72 billion current US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 564.18 million constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Services, value added 1.42 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burundi?
- Share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education in Burundi was 10.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education?
- Burundi ranks 145th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. 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 Share of GDP spent on education vs. share of government spending assigned to education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of total general government spending (across all sectors) that is allocated to education.