Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private was 19.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Burundi, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Burundi is 19.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Burundi peaked at 19.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 77th out of 171 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.6% | — |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.5% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +27.0% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | +42.9% |
| 2014 | 16.2% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -17.3% |
| 2025 | 19.9% | +109.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 19.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.0%, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 19.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.4%, 81% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +109.5% | 9.5% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 10.5% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.0% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 9.5% | 19.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 74 Malawi 20.3% compare
- 75 British Virgin Islands 20.2% compare
- 76 Antigua and Barbuda 20.0% compare
- 78 Puerto Rico 19.8% compare
- 79 Dominican Republic 19.7% compare
- 80 Luxembourg 19.2% 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 upper secondary education in private in Burundi?
- Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private in Burundi was 19.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private?
- Burundi ranks 77th out of 171 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in private rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 upper secondary 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