School enrollment, primary, male in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, primary, male was 99.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 99.7% for school enrollment, primary, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Burundi peaked at 135.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1977.
Burundi ranks 111th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 37.4% | — |
| 1972 | 35.8% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 30.1% | -15.9% |
| 1974 | 26.7% | -11.2% |
| 1975 | 26.4% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 25.4% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 24.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 27.8% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 29.9% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 35.0% | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 42.3% | +21.0% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 55.8% | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 61.8% | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 68.3% | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 69.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 53.3% | -20.7% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | -22.8% |
| 1997 | 43.3% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 82.1% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 90.9% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 112.6% | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 124.6% | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 126.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 133.4% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 135.8% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 135.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 130.3% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 124.9% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 119.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 114.6% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 111.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 106.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 103.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 100.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 101.2% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 99.7% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.7% | 24.8% | 37.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 27.8% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 41.1% | 69.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 65.7% | 133.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.4% | 100.9% | 135.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 99.7% | 101.2% | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Burundi?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Burundi was 99.7% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 135.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1977.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Burundi ranks 111th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 School enrollment, primary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.