Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Burundi
Burundi: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Burundi, 2009–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 31.7% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2025.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Burundi peaked at 43.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2009.
Burundi ranks 166th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female (%) (rate female) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18.5% | — |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 43.6% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 36.5% | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 31.7% | -20.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 31.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 31.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.3%, 68% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.5% | 18.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 21.5% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 31.7% | 39.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 163 Cameroon 32.7% compare
- 164 Afghanistan 32.2% compare
- 165 Mozambique 32.2% compare
- 167 Tokelau 31.3% compare
- 168 Madagascar 31.0% compare
- 169 Syria 30.3% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 75.11 (2025)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 73.53 (2025)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Burundi?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Burundi was 31.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2009.
- How does Burundi rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Burundi ranks 166th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release