Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi
Burundi: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 80.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.9%
World rank
157th
of 217 countries
All-time high
95.1%
in 2012
All-time low
49.2%
in 1984
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi is 80.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Burundi peaked at 95.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 1984.
Burundi ranks 157th of 217 countries on this measure, 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 | 52.1% | — |
| 1972 | 49.9% | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 49.9% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 52.8% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 55.3% | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 52.7% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 55.2% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 54.2% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 54.7% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 51.3% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 55.4% | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 49.8% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 49.2% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 51.8% | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 53.2% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 59.4% | +11.6% |
| 1988 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 66.3% | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 82.7% | +32.6% |
| 1992 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 93.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 93.2% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 88.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 80.9% | -10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 49.9% | 55.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 49.2% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.2% | 62.3% | 84.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 93.8% | 92.2% | 94.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 92.5% | 88.7% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 80.9% | 90.0% | 2 |
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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 80.9% 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 95.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 1984.
- How does Burundi rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Burundi ranks 157th 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 12.6%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release