Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 149,789 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 149,789 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi peaked at 149,789 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 97,995, in 2009.
Burundi ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 97,995 | — |
| 2010 | 121,229 | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 121,923 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 128,412 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 133,019 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 135,287 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 124,241 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 124,337 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 128,767 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 124,263 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 116,358 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 116,051 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 149,789 | +29.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 149,789 is above the median for low income countries, which is 141,156, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 149,789 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63,295, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97,995 | 97,995 | 97,995 | 1 |
| 2010s | 125,784 | 116,358 | 135,287 | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,920 | 116,051 | 149,789 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 17 Indonesia 208,629 compare
- 18 Senegal 161,858 compare
- 19 Russian Federation 151,877 compare
- 21 Madagascar 132,524 compare
- 22 Bangladesh 123,140 compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 122,284 compare
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 out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Burundi was 149,789 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 149,789 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,995 in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Burundi ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release