Primary education, pupils in Burundi
Burundi: Primary education, pupils was 50.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils in Burundi, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, pupils in Burundi is 50.1%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in Burundi peaked at 50.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 1971.
That places Burundi 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 32.9% | 39.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 41.1% | 38.5% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.1% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 43.9% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.3% | 49.7% | 50.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 43,226 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.7% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.31 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 51.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in Burundi?
- Primary education, pupils in Burundi was 50.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for primary education, pupils?
- Burundi ranks 16th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.