School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) was 0.5501 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi is 0.5501 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 146.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 0.5501 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 years, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 190th of 213 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 life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0083 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0053 years | -36.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0065 years | +22.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0046 years | -29.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 years | +62.2% |
| 1983 | 0.009 years | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0086 years | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.009 years | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 years | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.011 years | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 years | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0125 years | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0208 years | +65.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0241 years | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0252 years | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0367 years | +45.7% |
| 2002 | 0.038 years | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0384 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0408 years | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0535 years | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0515 years | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0672 years | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2124 years | +215.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1824 years | -14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1355 years | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1394 years | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1501 years | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1813 years | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 0.223 years | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2297 years | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2318 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2591 years | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2843 years | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.295 years | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5501 years | +86.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.5501 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3039 years, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.5501 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.783 years, 70% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (expectancy) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +215.9% | 0.0672 years | 0.2124 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0062 years | 0.0046 years | 0.0083 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 years | 0.0074 years | 0.0125 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0224 years | 0.0208 years | 0.0241 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0626 years | 0.0252 years | 0.2124 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2017 years | 0.1355 years | 0.2843 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4225 years | 0.295 years | 0.5501 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in Burundi was 0.5501 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5501 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 years in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.7%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release