Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public was 1.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi peaked at 1.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2006.
That places Burundi 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.8% | — |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 1.9% compare
- 3 Lesotho 1.3% compare
- 4 Burkina Faso 1.2% compare
- 5 Senegal 1.2% 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 percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi?
- Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public in Burundi was 1.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2006.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public?
- Burundi ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release