Burundi Literacy Rate 1979-2023
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Burundi literacy rate for 2017 was 68.38%, a 6.86% increase from 2014.
- Burundi literacy rate for 2014 was 61.51%, a 13.43% increase from 2008.
- Burundi literacy rate for 2008 was 48.08%, a 11.22% decline from 2000.
- Burundi literacy rate for 2000 was 59.30%, a 21.92% increase from 1990.
| Burundi Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2017 |
68.38% |
6.86% |
| 2014 |
61.51% |
13.43% |
| 2008 |
48.08% |
-11.22% |
| 2000 |
59.30% |
21.92% |
| 1990 |
37.38% |
14.88% |
| 1979 |
22.51% |
14.88% |
