Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi
Burundi: Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled was 73.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi is 73.53, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi peaked at 94.73 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.87, in 1978.
Burundi ranks 189th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18.71 | — |
| 1978 | 15.87 | -15.2% |
| 1979 | 16.38 | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 16.89 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 18.34 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 21.22 | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 26.64 | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 30.97 | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 35.06 | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 37.67 | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 42.43 | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 45.06 | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 45.53 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 42.32 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 51.16 | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 51.8 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.22 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 56.77 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 60.38 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 77.92 | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 85.42 | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 93.07 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 90.68 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 94.16 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 94.73 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.54 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.06 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 91.07 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 88.9 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 87.33 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 83.08 | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 80.38 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 78.86 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 79.38 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 73.53 | -7.4% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 73.53 is above the median for low income countries, which is 69.45, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 73.53 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.45, 87% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.98 | 15.87 | 18.71 | 3 |
| 1980s | 30.47 | 16.89 | 45.06 | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.53 | 45.53 | 45.53 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.47 | 42.32 | 93.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.01 | 78.86 | 94.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.46 | 73.53 | 79.38 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi?
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled in Burundi was 73.53 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 94.73 in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.87 in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled?
- Burundi ranks 189th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary enrollment selected countries with 711 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.