School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) was 0.5578 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Burundi stood at 0.5578 years. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 147.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Burundi peaked at 0.5578 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 years, in 1972.
That places Burundi 182nd out of 205 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.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0076 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0048 years | -37.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 years | +40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.005 years | -25.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0076 years | +51.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0083 years | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 years | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 years | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0103 years | +20.5% |
| 1987 | 0.011 years | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0111 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0122 years | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0199 years | +62.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0242 years | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0358 years | +46.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0371 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.038 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0402 years | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0529 years | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0537 years | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0701 years | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2179 years | +210.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1824 years | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1371 years | -24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1407 years | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1532 years | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1824 years | +19.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2258 years | +23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2331 years | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2341 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2635 years | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2896 years | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2987 years | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5578 years | +86.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.5578 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3069 years, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.5578 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7777 years, 72% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (years) (years female) 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 | +210.7% | 0.0701 years | 0.2179 years |
| 2025 | +86.8% | 0.2987 years | 0.5578 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.006 years | 0.0048 years | 0.0076 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0097 years | 0.0076 years | 0.0122 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.022 years | 0.0199 years | 0.0242 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0634 years | 0.0245 years | 0.2179 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2042 years | 0.1371 years | 0.2896 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4283 years | 0.2987 years | 0.5578 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, female in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Burundi was 0.5578 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5578 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 years in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Burundi ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release