Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 43.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi stood at 43.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi peaked at 76.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2014.
That places Burundi 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76.8% | — |
| 2001 | 73.6% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 66.1% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 62.3% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 28.7% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 30.4% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 40.5% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 43.7% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 45.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | -2.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 43.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 45.1%, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 43.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.3%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.5% | 39.0% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 28.5% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 40.5% | 45.2% | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Burundi?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi was 43.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2014.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burundi ranks 19th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release