School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 7.08 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi, 2001–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 7.08 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 9.97 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.26 years, in 2001.
That places Burundi 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.26 years | — |
| 2002 | 4.66 years | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 5.08 years | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 5.45 years | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 5.82 years | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 7.25 years | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 8.02 years | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 9.26 years | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 9.67 years | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 9.97 years | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 9.94 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 9.89 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.71 years | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 9.6 years | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8.53 years | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 8.14 years | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 7.72 years | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 7.71 years | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 7.08 years | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.22 years | 4.26 years | 9.26 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.31 years | 7.72 years | 9.97 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.39 years | 7.08 years | 7.71 years | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.36 % change on previous year (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23,880 (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,346 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 39,547 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.3 % change on previous year (2018)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 43,648 (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.9239 % change on previous year (2018)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Burundi was 7.08 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 years in 2001.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 178th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release