Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burundi
Burundi: Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity was 8.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
8.7%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
131st
of 133 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2019
All-time low
7.7%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2014–2019
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burundi, 2014–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 8.7% for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
That places Burundi 131st out of 133 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.2% | — |
| 2016 | 7.7% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 8.5% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 128 Liberia 24.3%
- 129 Sierra Leone 16.8%
- 130 Madagascar 11.9%
- 132 Niger 7.5% compare
- 133 Chad 1.2% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 254,088 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,262 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,195 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burundi?
- Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity in Burundi was 8.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of primary schools with access to electricity recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for proportion of primary schools with access to electricity?
- Burundi ranks 131st out of 133 countries with data for 2019.
- Is proportion of primary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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, published as part of Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release