definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 59.3% male: 67.3% female: 52.2% (2000 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 7 years male: 8 years female: 7 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
5.1% of GDP (2005)
Government
Burundi
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Burundi conventional short form: Burundi local long form: Republique du Burundi/Republika y'u Burundi local short form: Burundi former: Urundi
Government type:
republic