Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public was 1.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burundi, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in 2025.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burundi peaked at 1.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1998.
Burundi ranks 27th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.8% | — |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +32.2% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burundi?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public in Burundi was 1.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1998.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public?
- Burundi ranks 27th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 pre-primary 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