Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%) in Burundi
Burundi: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%) was 14.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi is 14.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 112.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 14.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2011.
Burundi ranks 165th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.9% | — |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +80.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.4%, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +80.0% | 8.1% | 14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 3.8% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 8.1% | 14.6% | 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 net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi was 14.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.6%. 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 Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release