School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 6.9 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi, 2003–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi stood at 6.9 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi peaked at 10.14 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.63 years, in 2003.
That places Burundi 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 5.63 years | — |
| 2004 | 5.97 years | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 6.3 years | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 7.66 years | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 8.41 years | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 9.56 years | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 9.91 years | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 10.14 years | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 10.05 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.99 years | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 9.85 years | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 9.62 years | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 9.46 years | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.34 years | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 7.95 years | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.54 years | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 7.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 6.9 years | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.26 years | 5.63 years | 9.56 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.29 years | 7.54 years | 10.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 years | 6.9 years | 7.54 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 180 Chad 7.05 years compare
- 181 Republic of Moldova 6.99 years compare
- 182 Bangladesh 6.96 years compare
- 184 Solomon Islands 6.87 years compare
- 185 Lebanon 6.86 years compare
- 186 Bulgaria 6.77 years compare
More education data for Burundi
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Burundi was 6.9 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.63 years in 2003.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Burundi ranks 183rd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release