Country Education Profiles: Burundi.

Overview & Synopsis

One of a series of profiles prepared by the Cooperative Educational Abstracting Service, this brief outline provides basic background information on educational principles, system of administration, structure and organization, general secondary education, teacher training, social education, and technical and vocational education in Burundi. Statistics provided by the Unesco Office of Statistics show enrollment at all levels, from preprimary to adult; number of teachers; population by age groups; public expenditure on education; educational indicators by subject (level enrollment ratios, maximum age specific enrollment ratio, enrollment in natural and applied sciences at the third level, public expenditure on education as a percentage of budget and of GNP, and the adult illiteracy rate). Included is an organization chart of the office of the Minister of Education. For a description on the general nature of the Country Education Profiles, and for a list of related documents see SO 005 686. (JMB)