School enrollment, tertiary in Burundi
Burundi: School enrollment, tertiary was 6.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School enrollment, tertiary in Burundi, 1971–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2025, school enrollment, tertiary in Burundi stood at 6.4%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Burundi peaked at 6.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1972.
That places Burundi 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 5.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 169 Mozambique 7.5% compare
- 170 Dominica 6.9% compare
- 171 Eswatini 6.4% compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.4% compare
- 174 Madagascar 6.1% compare
- 175 Mauritania 6.0% compare
More education data for Burundi
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (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, female 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force, total 6.31 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Burundi?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Burundi was 6.4% in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1972.
- How does Burundi rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Burundi ranks 172nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.