Children out of school, primary, female in Burundi
Burundi: Children out of school, primary, female was 309,603 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Burundi recorded 309,603 for children out of school, primary, female in 2025.
The figure is up 265.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Burundi peaked at 364,981 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27,230, in 2011.
That places Burundi 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 249,732 | — |
| 1978 | 289,665 | +16.0% |
| 1980 | 301,253 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 303,623 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 302,292 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 291,982 | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 283,625 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 275,217 | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 271,077 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 261,136 | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 256,309 | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 308,564 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 364,981 | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 324,080 | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 317,315 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 298,536 | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 282,697 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 259,953 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 143,525 | -44.8% |
| 2007 | 95,807 | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 47,577 | -50.3% |
| 2009 | 56,671 | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 32,412 | -42.8% |
| 2011 | 27,230 | -16.0% |
| 2012 | 38,002 | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 96,360 | +153.6% |
| 2014 | 60,386 | -37.3% |
| 2015 | 84,761 | +40.4% |
| 2016 | 103,927 | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 153,774 | +48.0% |
| 2018 | 192,185 | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 216,027 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 218,096 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 309,603 | +42.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 269,698 | 249,732 | 289,665 | 2 |
| 1980s | 282,946 | 256,309 | 303,623 | 9 |
| 1990s | 308,564 | 308,564 | 308,564 | 1 |
| 2000s | 219,114 | 47,577 | 364,981 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,506 | 27,230 | 216,027 | 10 |
| 2020s | 263,850 | 218,096 | 309,603 | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 254,088 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,262 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,195 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Burundi?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Burundi was 309,603 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 364,981 in 2000.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,230 in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Burundi ranks 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 265.3%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.