Adolescents out of school, male in Burundi
Burundi: Adolescents out of school, male was 39.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, male in Burundi, 1980–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, adolescents out of school, male in Burundi stood at 39.2%.
The figure is up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Burundi peaked at 85.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2011.
That places Burundi 19th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 85.3% | — |
| 1982 | 83.5% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 82.6% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 82.0% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 78.1% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 74.0% | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 66.1% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -57.3% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 39.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.4%, 97% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 39.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 81.0% | 74.0% | 85.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 66.1% | 66.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.0% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.4% | 39.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Burundi?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Burundi was 39.2% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Burundi ranks 19th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.