Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions was 1.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.0%
World rank
18th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.8%
in 2002
Years of data
22
1999–2025
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2025, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi stood at 1.0%.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2002.
Burundi ranks 18th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.8% | — |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 1.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 15 Burkina Faso 1.0% compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.0% compare
- 17 Bahrain 1.0% compare
- 19 Mauritania 1.0% compare
- 20 Uganda 1.0% compare
- 21 Madagascar 1.0% 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 percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi?
- Percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions in Burundi was 1.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2002.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions?
- Burundi ranks 18th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of enrolment in primary education in public institutions rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 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