Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi

Burundi: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 31.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
31.7%
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
16th
of 154 countries
All-time high
52.1%
in 2009
All-time low
31.7%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2001–2019

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi, 2001–2019

02040602001201020192001: 38.4 %2002: 42.1 %2003: 42.4 %2004: 49.5 %2005: 48 %2006: 50.2 %2007: 48.1 %2008: 40.5 %2009: 52.1 %2010: 50 %2016: 33.4 %2018: 33.7 %2019: 31.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 31.7% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi peaked at 52.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2019.

That places Burundi 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%) in Burundi, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 38.4%
2002 42.1% +9.6%
2003 42.4% +0.7%
2004 49.5% +16.8%
2005 48.0% -3.0%
2006 50.2% +4.4%
2007 48.1% -4.0%
2008 40.5% -15.8%
2009 52.1% +28.6%
2010 50.0% -3.9%
2016 33.4% -33.2%
2018 33.7% +0.9%
2019 31.7% -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.7% 38.4% 52.1% 9
2010s 37.2% 31.7% 50.0% 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 13 Mauritania 34.7% compare
  2. 14 Nepal 33.1% compare
  3. 15 Ghana 32.0% compare
  4. 17 Namibia 31.3% compare
  5. 18 Chad 30.4% compare
  6. 19 Gambia 30.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi was 31.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2009.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2019.
How does Burundi rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Burundi ranks 16th out of 154 countries with data for 2019.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 2,314 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary 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. 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/