Children out of school, female in Burundi
Burundi: Children out of school, female was 24.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, female in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 24.9% for children out of school, female in 2025.
The figure is up 161.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Burundi peaked at 87.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 24th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Children out of school, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 86.0% | — |
| 1978 | 87.2% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 86.3% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 85.2% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 83.3% | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 74.6% | -5.2% |
| 1985 | 70.5% | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 67.5% | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 58.9% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 58.1% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 61.4% | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 53.5% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 23.3% | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | -33.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -52.5% |
| 2009 | 8.6% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -44.7% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -19.6% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +32.5% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | +140.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -40.7% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +40.5% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +28.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 24.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.7%, 76% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 24.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.1%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Children out of school, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +140.0% | 5.0% | 12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 86.0% | 87.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 74.2% | 58.9% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 7.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 3.8% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 19.3% | 24.9% | 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 children out of school, female in Burundi?
- Children out of school, female in Burundi was 24.9% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for children out of school, female?
- Burundi ranks 24th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.