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 33.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 33.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi peaked at 88.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2010.
Burundi ranks 16th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 88.1% | — |
| 1982 | 85.8% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 84.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 84.2% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 83.4% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 80.0% | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 76.2% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -47.0% |
| 2010 | 30.8% | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +2.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 33.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 44.6%, 75% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 33.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -47.0% | 67.4% | 35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.2% | 76.2% | 88.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 67.4% | 67.4% | 67.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 35.7% | 35.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.1% | 30.8% | 33.7% | 4 |
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 33.7% in 2019, 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 88.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 150 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.