Primary net enrolment in Burundi
In Burundi, 73.5% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2005.
Burundi, 2025
73.5%
Change from 2020
−5.8percentage points
Primary net enrolment in Burundi over time
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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Burundi |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 73.5% |
| 2020 | 79.4% |
| 2019 | 78.9% |
| 2018 | 80.4% |
| 2017 | 83.1% |
| 2016 | 87.3% |
| 2015 | 88.9% |
| 2014 | 91.1% |
| 2013 | 88.1% |
| 2012 | 93.5% |
| 2011 | 94.7% |
| 2010 | 94.2% |
| 2009 | 90.7%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2008 | 93.1% |
| 2007 | 85.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2006 | 77.9%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2005 | 60.4%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2004 | 56.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 55.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2002 | 51.8%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2001 | 51.2%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 79.4% in 2020, a change of −5.8 percentage points.
- Since 2011, when it was 94.7%, the figure has changed by −21.2 percentage points.
More for Burundi
All statistics for Burundi
Out-of-school children
26.5%
2025 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
100.6%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
50.1%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
25.3%
2017 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
7.2%
2017 · UNESCO UIS