Share of children who have completed primary school in Burundi
Burundi: Share of children who have completed primary school was 60.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who have completed primary school in Burundi, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children who have completed primary school in Burundi is 60.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Burundi peaked at 60.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1981.
Burundi ranks 150th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.6% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.4% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 13.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 30.6% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 51.9% | 60.5% | 6 |
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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 who have completed primary school in Burundi?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Burundi was 60.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 60.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1981.
- How does Burundi rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Burundi ranks 150th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.