Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi

Burundi: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 49.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
49.5%
Change on year
down 19.2%
World rank
6th
of 153 countries
All-time high
89.8%
in 2008
All-time low
49.5%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2003–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi, 2003–2019

0204060802003201120192003: 68.6 %2004: 72.5 %2005: 72.2 %2006: 77.3 %2008: 89.8 %2010: 81.3 %2011: 80.5 %2012: 82.5 %2013: 80.4 %2014: 75.1 %2015: 73 %2016: 65.1 %2017: 62.4 %2018: 61.3 %2019: 49.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi stood at 49.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 19.2% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi peaked at 89.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2019.

Burundi ranks 6th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in Burundi, 2003 to 2019.
Year % Change
2003 68.6%
2004 72.5% +5.7%
2005 72.2% -0.4%
2006 77.3% +7.0%
2008 89.8% +16.2%
2010 81.3% -9.4%
2011 80.5% -0.9%
2012 82.5% +2.4%
2013 80.4% -2.5%
2014 75.1% -6.6%
2015 73.0% -2.9%
2016 65.1% -10.8%
2017 62.4% -4.2%
2018 61.3% -1.8%
2019 49.5% -19.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.0% 68.6% 89.8% 5
2010s 71.1% 49.5% 82.5% 10

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 3 Burkina Faso 58.9% compare
  2. 4 Central African Republic 55.3% compare
  3. 5 Madagascar 50.6% compare
  4. 7 Equatorial Guinea 46.6% compare
  5. 8 Nepal 45.7% compare
  6. 9 Uganda 43.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Burundi was 49.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2008.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2019.
How does Burundi rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
Burundi ranks 6th out of 153 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,218 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in each level of education (primary and lower secondary general education) who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. The value is calculated as the sum of enrolments across all grades in the given level of education which are 2 or more years older than the intended age for the given grade is expressed as a percentage of the total enrolment in the given level of education. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/