Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi
Burundi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 85.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.1%
World rank
156th
of 217 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 2012
All-time low
34.7%
in 1971
Years of data
41
1971–2025
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 85.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi peaked at 96.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 1971.
That places Burundi 156th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 34.7% | — |
| 1972 | 37.4% | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 35.9% | -4.0% |
| 1974 | 34.7% | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 47.5% | +36.9% |
| 1976 | 46.0% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 40.1% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 38.1% | -4.8% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 35.9% | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 37.3% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 44.8% | +20.3% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | -21.2% |
| 1984 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 39.3% | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +23.9% |
| 1988 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 59.3% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 84.1% | +47.6% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 81.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 91.4% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 95.3% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 94.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 85.1% | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.4% | 34.7% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 35.3% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.5% | 57.0% | 84.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 93.0% | 91.4% | 95.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 90.7% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5% | 85.1% | 91.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 153 Germany 86.0% compare
- 154 French Polynesia 85.7% compare
- 155 Dominican Republic 85.6% compare
- 157 El Salvador 85.0% compare
- 158 French Guiana 85.0% compare
- 159 Malta 84.6% compare
More education data for Burundi
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi was 85.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Burundi ranks 156th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release