Primary completion rate, male in Burundi
Burundi: Primary completion rate, male was 44.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, male in Burundi, 1971–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Burundi is 44.0%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Burundi peaked at 65.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1971.
Burundi ranks 186th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.3% | — |
| 1973 | 14.9% | +78.4% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 13.8% | -8.1% |
| 1977 | 14.1% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 13.3% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 13.2% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 13.2% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13.4% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 15.5% | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 20.9% | +34.4% |
| 1984 | 28.2% | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 31.4% | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 31.3% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 42.5% | +35.8% |
| 1989 | 35.6% | -16.3% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | +24.1% |
| 1991 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 50.1% | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 54.1% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | -50.6% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 34.6% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 65.7% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 62.2% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 8.3% | 15.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 26.1% | 13.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.2% | 44.1% | 54.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 38.0% | 26.7% | 51.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 47.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 183 Angola 46.9% compare
- 184 Burkina Faso 46.8% compare
- 185 Central African Republic 45.6% compare
- 187 Niger 40.9% compare
- 188 British Virgin Islands 38.9% compare
- 189 Equatorial Guinea 31.3% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Burundi?
- Primary completion rate, male in Burundi was 44.0% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Burundi ranks 186th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.