School enrollment, primary, private in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, primary, private was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, primary, private in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 3.1% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Burundi peaked at 93.9% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
Burundi ranks 166th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School enrollment, primary, private in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 93.9% | — |
| 1972 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 92.4% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | -95.4% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -33.4% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | -27.8% |
| 1985 | 1.7% | -19.5% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -25.3% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +33.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -12.8% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +37.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | — |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +41.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93.3% | 92.4% | 93.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.1% | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Burundi?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Burundi was 3.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 1971.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Burundi ranks 166th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.