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 29.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
29.1%
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
18th
of 155 countries
All-time high
49.9%
in 2009
All-time low
29.1%
in 2019
Years of data
13
2001–2019

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

010203040502001201020192001: 35.7 %2002: 39.8 %2003: 39.6 %2004: 46.5 %2005: 45.2 %2006: 47.3 %2007: 45.7 %2008: 38.2 %2009: 49.9 %2010: 48.2 %2016: 31.2 %2018: 31.3 %2019: 29.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi is 29.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Burundi peaked at 49.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2019.

Burundi ranks 18th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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, both sexes (%) in Burundi, 2001 to 2019.
Year % Change
2001 35.7%
2002 39.8% +11.3%
2003 39.6% -0.4%
2004 46.5% +17.4%
2005 45.2% -2.8%
2006 47.3% +4.7%
2007 45.7% -3.4%
2008 38.2% -16.5%
2009 49.9% +30.9%
2010 48.2% -3.5%
2016 31.2% -35.3%
2018 31.3% +0.3%
2019 29.1% -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.1% 35.7% 49.9% 9
2010s 34.9% 29.1% 48.2% 4

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 15 Lesotho 30.3% compare
  2. 16 Chad 29.8% compare
  3. 17 Gambia 29.1% compare
  4. 19 Zambia 27.4% compare
  5. 20 Comoros 27.1% compare
  6. 21 Namibia 26.1% 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 29.1% 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 49.9% 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 29.1% in 2019.
How does Burundi rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Burundi ranks 18th out of 155 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 41.7%. 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 2,392 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/