Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi
Burundi: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 464,473 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi is 464,473, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 136.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi peaked at 464,473 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 176,769, in 2017.
That places Burundi 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 239,935 | — |
| 2010 | 239,463 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 228,352 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 204,264 | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 197,947 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 193,630 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 196,478 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 181,770 | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 176,769 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 189,156 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 223,152 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 224,187 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 464,473 | +107.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 464,473 is below the median for low income countries, which is 509,046, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 464,473 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286,355, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +107.2% | 224,187 | 464,473 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 239,935 | 239,935 | 239,935 | 1 |
| 2010s | 203,098 | 176,769 | 239,463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 344,330 | 224,187 | 464,473 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 19 Chad 540,194 compare
- 20 Mali 509,046 compare
- 21 Mozambique 478,650 compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 460,409 compare
- 24 Senegal 457,988 compare
- 25 Philippines 451,204 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Burundi was 464,473 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 464,473 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 176,769 in 2017.
- How does Burundi rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Burundi ranks 22nd out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release