Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 75.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi is 75.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi peaked at 89.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2017.
That places Burundi 5th 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.1% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 72.0% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 69.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 55.9% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 75.3% | +2.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 75.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 60.2%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 75.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.5% | 69.9% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 55.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.9% | 67.5% | 75.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Madagascar 77.2% compare
- 3 Syrian Arab Republic 76.1% compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 75.9% compare
- 6 Tanzania, United Republic of 75.2% compare
- 7 Mali 73.6% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 71.0% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Burundi was 75.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2017.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release