School life expectancy, primary, male in Burundi
Burundi: School life expectancy, primary, male was 6.09 years in 2025. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary, male in Burundi, 1971β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, school life expectancy, primary, male in Burundi stood at 6.09 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Burundi peaked at 8.48 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.49 years, in 1977.
That places Burundi 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.82 years | 1.49 years | 2.62 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.01 years | 1.73 years | 4.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 years | 2.47 years | 4.27 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.91 years | 4.03 years | 8.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.43 years | 6.25 years | 8.48 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 years | 6.09 years | 6.26 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 4.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Burundi?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Burundi was 6.09 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 8.48 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 years in 1977.
- How does Burundi rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Burundi ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release