Adolescents out of school in Burundi
Burundi: Adolescents out of school was 37.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Burundi, 1980–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2025, adolescents out of school in Burundi stood at 37.1%.
That represents a change of up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Burundi peaked at 88.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2013.
Burundi ranks 21st of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 88.6% | — |
| 1982 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 86.0% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 85.6% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 82.7% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 79.4% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 70.8% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | -54.7% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +16.2% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 33.1% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 35.1% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | -12.7% |
| 2025 | 37.1% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 85.1% | 79.4% | 88.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 70.8% | 70.8% | 70.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 32.1% | 32.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 22.3% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 35.4% | 37.1% | 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 in Burundi?
- Adolescents out of school in Burundi was 37.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for adolescents out of school?
- Burundi ranks 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.