Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi
Burundi: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 53.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi is 53.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi peaked at 53.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.7% | — |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.5% | +17.4% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +30.9% |
| 2010 | 48.2% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 29.5% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +80.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 53.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.5%, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 53.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.6%, 2.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 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 | +80.0% | 29.5% | 53.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 35.7% | 49.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 29.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 29.5% | 53.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 1 Liberia 59.9% compare
- 2 Rwanda 59.7% compare
- 3 Eritrea 55.7% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 51.2% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 44.8% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.3% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi was 53.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burundi ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. 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 primary 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