School enrolment in Burundi
Burundi: School enrolment was 14.59 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School enrolment in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrolment in Burundi is 14.59, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 112.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrolment in Burundi peaked at 14.59 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.77, in 2011.
That places Burundi 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School enrolment in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.88 | — |
| 2010 | 5.03 | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 3.77 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 4.01 | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 4.34 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 5.44 | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 6.87 | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 6.7 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 6.74 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.63 | +13.2% |
| 2019 | 8.16 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 8.11 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 14.59 | +80.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 14.59 is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.78, 74% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 14.59 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.41, 57% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrolment in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +80.0% | 8.11 | 14.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.88 | 5.88 | 5.88 | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.87 | 3.77 | 8.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.35 | 8.11 | 14.59 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Burundi?
- School enrolment in Burundi was 14.59 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 14.59 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.77 in 2011.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrolment?
- Burundi ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrolment rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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