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 50.4% 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
Burundi recorded 50.4% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi peaked at 50.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2019.
That places Burundi 5th out of 183 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 32.3% | — |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 42.8% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 44.1% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 35.7% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 47.7% | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 43.6% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 50.4% | +88.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 50.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.6%, 1.9× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 50.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.6%, 3.0× 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 | +88.6% | 26.7% | 50.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 32.3% | 47.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 26.6% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 26.7% | 50.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 2 Rwanda 57.2% compare
- 3 Eritrea 53.3% compare
- 4 Cape Verde 52.4% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 49.0% compare
- 7 Papua New Guinea 39.2% compare
- 8 Central African Republic 36.5% 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 50.4% 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 50.4% 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 26.6% in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Burundi ranks 5th out of 183 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 56.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release