Youth literacy in Burundi
In Burundi, 88.4% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1979.
The latest value for Burundi is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Burundi, 2020
88.4%
Change from 2017
+0.2percentage points
Youth literacy in Burundi over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 88.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 84.4% |
| 2014 | 79.6% |
| 2010 | 74.5% |
| 2008 | 61.7% |
| 2000 | 73.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 88.2% in 2017, a change of +0.2 percentage points.
- Since 1979, when it was 31.0%, the figure has changed by +57.4 percentage points.