Education in Burundi

[2] Students sit exams in their last year of primary school (Certificat de fin d'études primaires) as well as examinations in their tenth year (Certificat du tronc commun) to determine their eligibility for Upper Secondary.

[5] 1962: From the declaration of independence of the Burundian state, the education system was set up around the religious organization, which was already very present.

This reform also aimed to develop an education that takes into account national cultural specificities, because the one that was provided until then was largely inspired by the realities of the successive colonial powers in Burundi (German, then Belgian).

Political decision-makers at the time felt that the impact of this language strategy on school performance would be significant.

1980: With the support of the Belgian Technical Cooperation , the Pedagogical Institute (IP) was created, with a maximum training of two years after the General Humanities (equivalent baccalaureate ).

1982: The 1982 reform introduced the double shift of teachers and locals and marked a decisive step in the promotion of access to education in Burundi.

The EFIs have been replaced by the Pedagogical High Schools with a two-year training after the common core.

At the higher level, the main innovation was the merger of the École Normale Supérieure and the Official University of Bujumbura, two institutions harmed by the period of colonization in order to create the University of Burundi (UB).