Burundi — Education spending
Government Education Spending (% of GDP) for Burundi, 1979–2025.
Education spending for Burundi was 4.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 29 years, from 1979 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.78% in 2014. The lowest was 2.65% in 2000 (about 1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.04% per year.
Burundi ranks 72 of 172 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 42%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.61%, so Burundi sits above it. It peaked in 2014 and has fallen 34% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 29%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 12 of 41 economies; Seychelles (4.45%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 43% in 2008. That is 12% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1979 level: doubled by 2009. Doubling roughly every 67 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 41st of 56 in 1979 → 28th of 50 in 1990 → 93rd of 116 in 2000 → 10th of 130 in 2010 → 49th of 157 in 2020 → 1st of 2 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1979 to 2025
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.5% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 4.87% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 5.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 5.35% | +0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 5.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 4.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 4.69% | -1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 6.37% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 6.78% | +0.8 pp |
| 2013 | 6% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 6.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 6.32% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 6.78% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 6.17% | +1.0 pp |
| 2008 | 5.19% | +1.6 pp |
| 2005 | 3.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.74% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2000 | 2.65% | -0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 3.42% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 4.08% | -0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 5.02% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 4.57% | +0.8 pp |
| 1992 | 3.81% | +0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 3.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 3.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 1979 | 2.8% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Burundi’s Education spending in 1981?
3.35% (1981). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Burundi’s Education spending growing or shrinking?
Between 1979 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +60.7% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.5%; 2021: 4.87%; 2020: 5.32%; 2019: 5.35%; 2018: 5.08%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS — Government Education Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.