Education in Burundi

148 indicators covering education for Burundi.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 59.9% 2019 down 3.9% 151st
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 4,078 2024 down 3.3% 29th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 3,197 2024 up 38.3% 30th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 2,390 2024 up 29.5% 51st
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,940 2024 up 3.6% 63rd
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 127.0% 2018 up 2.8% 17th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 129.1% 2018 down 1.1% 22nd
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.6% 2100 down 41.8% 67th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 181,700 people 2100 down 41.2% 56th
Population by level of education 5.93 million people 2100 up 23.6% 78th
Repeaters, primary, female 24.3% 2018 down 28.5% 3rd
Repeaters, primary, male 27.1% 2018 down 19.0% 3rd
School enrollment, secondary, private 11.7% 2025 up 31.4% 100th
School enrollment, primary 92.8% 2018 up 0.5% 106th
Trained teachers in primary education 95.8% 2025 down 4.2% 64th
Over-age students, primary 17.1% 2018 down 8.5% 27th
Secondary education, teachers 26.2% 2025 up 25.3% 177th
School enrollment, primary, female 94.1% 2018 up 2.4% 69th
School enrollment, primary, male 91.5% 2018 down 1.5% 97th
Over-age students, primary, male 17.7% 2018 down 14.0% 29th
Over-age students, primary, female 16.4% 2018 down 1.0% 28th
Progression to secondary school 76.3% 2017 up 15.3% 145th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.4% 2018 up 1.0% 117th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 97.2% 2025 down 2.8% 59th
Trained teachers in primary education, male 94.0% 2025 down 6.0% 64th
Primary education, pupils 50.1% 2018 up 2.9% 16th
Tertiary education, academic staff 14.5% 2025 up 27.0% 153rd
Persistence to grade 5, female 63.6% 2019 down 3.3% 134th
Persistence to grade 5, male 56.3% 2019 down 4.9% 140th
School enrollment, secondary 27.5% 2018 up 110.2% 148th
Preprimary education, duration 3 years 2025 up 50.0% 104th
Progression to secondary school, male 75.5% 2017 up 10.5% 138th
School enrollment, secondary, female 31.0% 2018 up 162.2% 141st
School enrollment, secondary, male 24.0% 2018 up 67.4% 147th
Progression to secondary school, female 77.0% 2017 up 21.4% 135th
Expenditure on tertiary education 24.2% 2013 down 2.8% 45th
Literacy rate, youth female 88.5% 2020 up 33.1% 78th
Children out of school, primary 661,724 2025 up 234.4% 18th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.8% 2018 up 3.2% 81st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 92.0% 2018 down 1.0% 102nd
Literacy rate, youth (ages 15-24), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 up 24.7% 21st
Literacy rate, youth male 88.2% 2020 up 6.7% 74th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 42.52 2018 down 18.2% 16th
Literacy rate, youth total 88.4% 2020 up 18.7% 73rd
Expenditure on secondary education 26.8% 2013 down 16.1% 110th
Expenditure on primary education 45.4% 2013 up 6.0% 29th
Secondary education, pupils 52.7% 2018 up 25.7% 8th
Children out of school, primary, female 309,603 2025 up 265.3% 20th
Children out of school, primary, male 352,121 2025 up 211.3% 20th
Literacy rate, adult total 71.3% 2020 up 48.4% 70th
Literacy rate, adult male 77.9% 2020 up 46.6% 73rd
Trained teachers in preprimary education 91.7% 2025 down 8.3% 53rd
Trained teachers in secondary education 66.0% 2025 down 34.0% 88th
Adolescents out of school 37.1% 2025 up 12.0% 21st
Current education expenditure, total 98.1% 2012 up 8.6% 18th
Current education expenditure, primary 97.1% 2012 up 13.2% 39th
Current education expenditure, secondary 87.9% 2013 down 6.7% 100th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 92.4% 2025 down 7.6% 51st
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 70.0% 2025 down 30.0% 84th
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 64.5% 2025 down 35.5% 81st