Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Burundi
Burundi: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 52.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Burundi, 1979–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Burundi stood at 52.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Burundi peaked at 52.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1979.
That places Burundi 70th out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.2% | 35.3% | 43.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 46.4% | 52.0% | 2 |
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More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Burundi?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Burundi was 52.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1979.
- How does Burundi rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Burundi ranks 70th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.3%. 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, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.