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There was a 66 percent completion rate for primary education. [3] The student–teacher ratio in Burundi in 2011 was 29.4:1. [2] General levels of education in Burundi are low. In 2011, the country had an estimated literacy rate of approximately 60 percent. [1]
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Per the report, this suggests an excess fecundity (more children than desired) of 1.8 children per couple nationwide; 1.1 in urban areas (where 3.0 children are desired, and the fertility rate is 4.1) and 2.0 in rural areas (where 3.7 children are desired and the fertility rate is 5.7).
In 2012, the adult literacy rate in Burundi was estimated to be 74.71% for men and women between the ages of 15 and 24, while the youth literacy rate was much higher at 92.58%. [156] Burundi has a comparatively high literacy rate to other countries in the region, which is only about 10% lower than the global average. [156]
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of literates in the age group 15–24. UNESCO updates this data every year. The table below contains the data published for the year 2015 by UNESCO . [1] * indicates "Literacy in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" or "Education in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
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The country's literacy rate is over 90%. [8] According to the Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey 2006 of Vietnam's General Statistics Office, 96% of six to 11-year-old children enrolled in primary school. However, there was still a significant disparity in the primary education completion rate among different ethnicity.
This combined with the lower literacy rate have encouraged an adherence to Burundi's strong oral tradition, which relays history and life lessons through storytelling, poetry, and song. This is evident in kivivuga amazina , an improvisational poetry contest played by cattle herders, in which they boast their abilities or accomplishments.