Burundi
Background Information
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
World Bank income group
Low income
Percent of population aged 10-24
34% (UNFPA, 2023)
Total primary school age population (both sexes)
2,321,785 (UIS, 2022)
Total secondary school age population (both sexes)
1,785,951 (UIS, 2022)
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 18
(% of women aged 20-24)19%
Source: UNSDG , 2017
Adolescent birth rate
(per 1,000 women ages 15-19)58
Source: UN Human Development Reports , 2015
Percentage of women who ever experienced physical violence since age 15
(% of women 15-49)36%
Source: DHS , 2017
Percentage of married women employed in the last 12 months
(% of married or in-union women 15-49)94%
Source: DHS , 2017
Education Snapshot Back to Top
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
No data available
Percentage of upper secondary schools providing life skills-based HIV and sexuality education within the formal curriculum or as part of extra-curricular activities
Percentage of schools100%
Source: UNESCO , 2017
Proportion of schools with access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities
Percentage of schools-
Primary 35%
(2019)
-
Lower secondary 82%
(2017)
-
Upper secondary 100%
(2018)
Source: UIS
Women as a percentage of teachers in tertiary education
Women as a percentageSource: UIS , 2018
Men as a percentage of teachers in pre-primary education
Men as a percentageSource: UIS , 2022
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure
% GDP spent on educationSource: UIS , 2022
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Gender parity index for achievement in reading, by education level (ratio)
Source: Varied , 2014
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading
-
Female 4%
-
Male 5%
Female: UIS, 2014
Male: UIS, 2019
Proportion of students at the end of primary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics
-
Female 14%
-
Male 24%
Female: UIS, 2019
Male: UIS, 2019
Experiencing bullying in the last 12 months in lower secondary education
No data available
Youth not in education, employment or training
-
Female 11%
-
Male 12%
Female: ILO, 2020
Male: ILO, 2020
Completion rate
Primary school age
-
Female 54%
-
Male 46%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school age
-
Female 19%
-
Male 26%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school age
-
Female 3%
-
Male 4%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Out-of-school rate
Primary school
-
Female 18%
-
Male 18%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Lower secondary school
-
Female 27%
-
Male 30%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Upper secondary school
-
Female 54%
-
Male 53%
Female: UIS, 2017
Male: UIS, 2017
Legal Frameworks Back to Top
Presence of legislation on child protection, to prevent corporal punishment in schools
3
Limited protection from violence in educational institutions
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation protecting the right to education without discrimination based on sex/gender
4
Enshrines right to education, only for a group of persons, without discrimination based on sex/gender
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Presence of legislation to protect and facilitate education of pregnant adolescent girls
5
Protection of the right to education of pregnant and/or parenting girls
Source: HerAtlas , 2019
Existence of processes to support coordinated action on gender equality in and through education by ministries, civil society, youth organizations and other actors
Data coming soon!
Existence of systematic processes to review and update curricula and learning resources, with a view to eradicating gender stereotypes and promoting gender equality
Data coming soon!
Training on gender-responsive pedagogies is embedded in teacher training programmes
Data coming soon!
Programs Back to Top
Network/Convening/Conference
Accelerated Education
Project/Program
Burundi Transitional Education Plan (TEP)
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Comprehensive scholarship programme
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Education Out Loud (EOL)