Share of schools with access to electricity in Burundi
Burundi: Share of schools with access to electricity was 8.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
8.7%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
133rd
of 135 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2019
All-time low
7.7%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2019
Share of schools with access to electricity in Burundi, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 8.7% for share of schools with access to electricity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
That places Burundi 133rd out of 135 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.2% | — |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 8.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.3%, 36% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.6%, 23% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 130 Guinea 18.4% compare
- 131 Sierra Leone 16.8%
- 132 Madagascar 11.9%
- 134 Niger 7.5% compare
- 135 Chad 1.2% compare
More energy & mining data for Burundi
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.9446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 22.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Burundi?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Burundi was 8.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Burundi ranks 133rd out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).