School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Burundi

Burundi: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 1.05 GPI in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
9th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.05 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.796 GPI
in 2003
Years of data
16
2003–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Burundi, 2003–2019

00.250.50.7512003201120192003: 0.796 GPI2004: 0.818 GPI2005: 0.84 GPI2006: 0.888 GPI2007: 0.905 GPI2009: 0.936 GPI2010: 0.949 GPI2011: 0.965 GPI2012: 0.979 GPI2013: 0.989 GPI2014: 1 GPI2015: 1 GPI2016: 1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Burundi is 1.05 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Burundi peaked at 1.05 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.796 GPI, in 2003.

That places Burundi 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.864 GPI 0.796 GPI 0.9358 GPI 6
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.9492 GPI 1.05 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 6 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1.06 GPI compare
  2. 7 Congo, Republic of 1.06 GPI compare
  3. 8 Bhutan 1.06 GPI compare
  4. 10 Suriname 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 11 Mexico 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 12 Naoero, Republic of 1.04 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Burundi?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Burundi was 1.05 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.796 GPI in 2003.
How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Burundi ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.