Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi
Burundi: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 71.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi stood at 71.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi peaked at 83.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 75.6% | — |
| 2010 | 83.3% | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 81.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -12.3% |
| 2016 | 66.7% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 71.8% | +28.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 71.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 57.9%, 1.2× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 71.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 43.8%, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +28.1% | 56.0% | 71.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 57.4% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 56.0% | 71.8% | 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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Burundi was 71.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Burundi ranks 12th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.