School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) was 0.5424 years in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Burundi is 0.5424 years, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 146.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Burundi peaked at 0.5424 years in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 years, in 1974.
Burundi ranks 181st of 205 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, male (years) (expectancy male) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.009 years | — |
| 1972 | 0.0058 years | -35.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0063 years | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0041 years | -35.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 years | +75.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0096 years | +33.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0092 years | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0094 years | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0104 years | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0111 years | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0118 years | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0128 years | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0216 years | +69.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 years | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0259 years | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0376 years | +45.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0389 years | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0387 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0414 years | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0541 years | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0493 years | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0644 years | +30.6% |
| 2009 | 0.207 years | +221.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1825 years | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.134 years | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1381 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.147 years | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1802 years | +22.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2202 years | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2263 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2294 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2547 years | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.279 years | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2914 years | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5424 years | +86.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.5424 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3018 years, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.5424 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7533 years, 72% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) (expectancy male) 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 | +221.6% | 0.0644 years | 0.207 years |
| 2025 | +86.2% | 0.2914 years | 0.5424 years |
| 1982 | +75.1% | 0.0041 years | 0.0072 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0063 years | 0.0041 years | 0.009 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 years | 0.0072 years | 0.0128 years | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0228 years | 0.0216 years | 0.0239 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0619 years | 0.0259 years | 0.207 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1991 years | 0.134 years | 0.279 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4169 years | 0.2914 years | 0.5424 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, male in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Burundi was 0.5424 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5424 years in 2025.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 years in 1974.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Burundi ranks 181st out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release