Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Burundi
Burundi: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 60.5% in 2025. β Volatile
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Burundi, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 60.5% for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Burundi peaked at 60.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1981.
Burundi ranks 150th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 30.6% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 51.9% | 60.5% | 6 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Burundi?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Burundi was 60.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Burundi ranks 150th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release