Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 36.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burundi, 1980–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burundi stood at 36.2%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burundi peaked at 84.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2010.
That places Burundi 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
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, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 84.5% | — |
| 1982 | 81.7% | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 80.3% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 79.3% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 78.4% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 74.1% | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 69.4% | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +18.3% |
| 2018 | 35.2% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 36.2% | +2.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 36.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 86% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 36.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 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 | -48.6% | 62.0% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.3% | 69.4% | 84.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 28.4% | 36.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 10 Côte d'Ivoire 40.7% compare
- 11 Mozambique 39.1% compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 37.1% compare
- 14 Cameroon 33.1% compare
- 15 Eritrea 32.0% compare
- 16 Mauritania 30.8% 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burundi?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Burundi was 36.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2010.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Burundi ranks 13th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.