School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi

Burundi: School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index was 1.06 GPI in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.06 GPI
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2020
All-time low
0.4704 GPI
in 1971
Years of data
40
1971–2020

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, 1971–2020

00.250.50.7511971199520201971: 0.47 GPI1972: 0.483 GPI1973: 0.541 GPI1974: 0.566 GPI1975: 0.575 GPI1976: 0.594 GPI1977: 0.61 GPI1978: 0.605 GPI1979: 0.618 GPI1980: 0.62 GPI1981: 0.621 GPI1982: 0.608 GPI1983: 0.617 GPI1984: 0.637 GPI1985: 0.661 GPI1986: 0.683 GPI1987: 0.714 GPI1988: 0.757 GPI1989: 0.773 GPI1990: 0.782 GPI1991: 0.811 GPI1992: 0.794 GPI1993: 0.797 GPI2003: 0.797 GPI2004: 0.818 GPI2005: 0.838 GPI2006: 0.884 GPI2007: 0.898 GPI2009: 0.926 GPI2010: 0.939 GPI2011: 0.954 GPI2012: 0.964 GPI2013: 0.972 GPI2014: 0.993 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI2020: 1.1 GPI

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 1.06 GPI for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in 2020. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4704 GPI, in 1971.

Burundi ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.

School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in Burundi, 1971 to 2020.
Year GPI Change
1971 0.4704 GPI
1972 0.4835 GPI +2.8%
1973 0.5413 GPI +12.0%
1974 0.5663 GPI +4.6%
1975 0.5746 GPI +1.5%
1976 0.5937 GPI +3.3%
1977 0.61 GPI +2.7%
1978 0.6052 GPI -0.8%
1979 0.6183 GPI +2.2%
1980 0.6202 GPI +0.3%
1981 0.6213 GPI +0.2%
1982 0.608 GPI -2.1%
1983 0.6169 GPI +1.5%
1984 0.6366 GPI +3.2%
1985 0.6611 GPI +3.9%
1986 0.6833 GPI +3.4%
1987 0.7142 GPI +4.5%
1988 0.7567 GPI +5.9%
1989 0.7733 GPI +2.2%
1990 0.7819 GPI +1.1%
1991 0.8111 GPI +3.7%
1992 0.794 GPI -2.1%
1993 0.7966 GPI +0.3%
2003 0.7973 GPI +0.1%
2004 0.8184 GPI +2.6%
2005 0.8376 GPI +2.3%
2006 0.8842 GPI +5.6%
2007 0.8985 GPI +1.6%
2009 0.9261 GPI +3.1%
2010 0.9388 GPI +1.4%
2011 0.9541 GPI +1.6%
2012 0.9637 GPI +1.0%
2013 0.9723 GPI +0.9%
2014 0.9929 GPI +2.1%
2015 1 GPI +1.1%
2016 1.01 GPI +1.0%
2017 1.02 GPI +0.8%
2018 1.03 GPI +1.3%
2019 1.04 GPI +0.8%
2020 1.06 GPI +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5626 GPI 0.4704 GPI 0.6183 GPI 9
1980s 0.6692 GPI 0.608 GPI 0.7733 GPI 10
1990s 0.7959 GPI 0.7819 GPI 0.8111 GPI 4
2000s 0.8603 GPI 0.7973 GPI 0.9261 GPI 6
2010s 0.9938 GPI 0.9388 GPI 1.04 GPI 10
2020s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 11 Tunisia 1.07 GPI compare
  2. 12 Libya 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 13 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 15 Seychelles 1.06 GPI compare
  5. 16 Finland 1.06 GPI compare
  6. 17 Palestine, State of 1.05 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi?
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index in Burundi was 1.06 GPI in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2020.
What is the lowest school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4704 GPI in 1971.
How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index?
Burundi ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
Is school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 8,058 data points, 1970–2022
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.