Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi
Burundi: Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes was 73.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi, 1973–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi is 73.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi peaked at 94.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1978.
That places Burundi 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18.7% | — |
| 1978 | 15.9% | -15.2% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +6.4% |
| 1981 | 18.3% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | +25.6% |
| 1984 | 31.0% | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 35.1% | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 42.4% | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 45.1% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +20.9% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 60.4% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 85.4% | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 88.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 91.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 83.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 79.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 73.5% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 15.9% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 16.9% | 45.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.5% | 42.3% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 78.9% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 73.5% | 79.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 254,088 (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 10.89 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233,262 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.58 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83,195 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes in Burundi was 73.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1978.
- How does Burundi rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes?
- Burundi ranks 182nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release