Children out of school, primary, male in Burundi
Burundi: Children out of school, primary, male was 352,121 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2025, children out of school, primary, male in Burundi stood at 352,121. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 211.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Burundi peaked at 352,121 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42,190, in 2008.
Burundi ranks 20th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Children out of school, primary, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 222,587 | — |
| 1978 | 268,682 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | 278,585 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 278,636 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 269,515 | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 252,971 | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 241,888 | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 232,281 | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 230,212 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 221,044 | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 222,401 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 271,043 | +21.9% |
| 2000 | 321,261 | +18.5% |
| 2001 | 267,818 | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 256,552 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 241,722 | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 245,604 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 226,157 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 128,407 | -43.2% |
| 2007 | 84,803 | -34.0% |
| 2008 | 42,190 | -50.2% |
| 2009 | 66,765 | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 47,465 | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 48,170 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 59,386 | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 93,972 | +58.2% |
| 2014 | 90,100 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 113,109 | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 133,784 | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 180,752 | +35.1% |
| 2018 | 216,441 | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 244,757 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 248,926 | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 352,121 | +41.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 245,634 | 222,587 | 268,682 | 2 |
| 1980s | 247,504 | 221,044 | 278,636 | 9 |
| 1990s | 271,043 | 271,043 | 271,043 | 1 |
| 2000s | 188,128 | 42,190 | 321,261 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122,794 | 47,465 | 244,757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 300,524 | 248,926 | 352,121 | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 13.99 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7295 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,939 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 16.69 % change on previous year (2020)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Burundi?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Burundi was 352,121 in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 352,121 in 2025.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,190 in 2008.
- How does Burundi rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Burundi ranks 20th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.3%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.