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.
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 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (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.