Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Burundi
Burundi: Share of children in primary school age who are in school was 73.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 73.5% for share of children in primary school age who are in school in 2025.
The figure is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children in primary school age who are in school in Burundi peaked at 94.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, 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 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 15.9% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 16.9% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 42.3% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 78.9% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 73.5% | 79.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 4.79 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children in primary school age who are in school in Burundi?
- Share of children in primary school age who are in school in Burundi was 73.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children in primary school age who are in school recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for share of children in primary school age who are in school?
- Burundi ranks 189th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children in primary school age who are in school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children in primary school age who are in school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.