Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 49.6% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi, 2003–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi is 49.6%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi peaked at 91.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2020.
That places Burundi 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 72.0% | — |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 80.3% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 82.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 77.6% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 66.9% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 72.0% | 91.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 51.8% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 7 Vanuatu 53.3% compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 50.8% compare
- 9 Bhutan 50.0% compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 48.7% compare
- 12 Mozambique 48.2% compare
- 13 Uganda 47.9% 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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi was 49.6% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Burundi ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release