School enrollment, secondary in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, secondary was 23.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, secondary in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, secondary in Burundi stood at 23.1%.
The figure is down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Burundi peaked at 48.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1973.
That places Burundi 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 13.1% | 9.4% | 20.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 23.8% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.0% | 23.1% | 44.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 100.63 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Burundi?
- School enrollment, secondary in Burundi was 23.1% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1973.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Burundi ranks 198th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. 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, secondary (% 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.