Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 57.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 57.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burundi peaked at 57.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2013.
That places Burundi 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 47.4% | — |
| 2010 | 44.5% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 50.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | -6.7% |
| 2025 | 57.2% | +12.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 57.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 57.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.2%, 1.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.4% | 47.4% | 47.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 40.7% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 50.7% | 57.2% | 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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burundi?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Burundi was 57.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2013.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Burundi ranks 10th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release