Education spending in Burundi
Government spending on education in Burundi was equal to 4.5% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2005.
Burundi, 2025
4.5%
Change from 2021
−0.4percentage points
World, 2023
3.6%
Education spending in Burundi over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burundi | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | – |
| 2023 | – | 3.6% |
| 2022 | – | 3.9% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | 4.2% |
| 2020 | 5.3% | 4.3% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | 4.1% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | 4.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | 4.2% |
| 2007 | – | 4.0% |
| 2006 | – | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | 3.9% |
| 2003 | – | 4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | 3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | 3.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 4.9% in 2021, a change of −0.4 percentage points.
- Since 2012, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
More for Burundi
All statistics for Burundi
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
6.4%
2025 · World Bank
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
50.1%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
25.3%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
7.2%
2017 · UNESCO UIS