Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 75.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Burundi, 2002–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 75.1% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Burundi peaked at 75.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2004.
That places Burundi 16th out of 143 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.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 32.9% | — |
| 2004 | 31.7% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 53.0% | +66.9% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 55.8% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 72.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 75.1% | +8.9% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 75.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 24.1%, 3.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 75.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.2%, 2.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +66.9% | 31.7% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 31.7% | 53.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 55.8% | 72.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 68.9% | 75.1% | 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 tertiary education in private in Burundi?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Burundi was 75.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2004.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 143 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 tertiary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release