Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Burundi
Burundi: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, 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 163rd of 176 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 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% |
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
- 160 Cameroon 32.7% compare
- 161 Afghanistan 32.2% compare
- 162 Mozambique 32.2% compare
- 164 Madagascar 31.0% compare
- 165 Syrian Arab Republic 30.3% compare
- 166 Malawi 29.6% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 163rd out of 176 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