Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 77.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 77.4% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 100.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43.2%, in 2001.
Burundi ranks 180th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.2% | — |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | +25.4% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 92.8% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 96.9% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 100.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 92.6% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 77.4% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.7% | 43.2% | 92.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 85.3% | 100.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 77.4% | 85.0% | 2 |
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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 gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi was 77.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 100.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.2% in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 180th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release