Burundi's adult literacy rose from 22.5 % in 1979 to 71.3 % in 2020.
Burundi's school enrolment, primary (% gross) rose from 63.8 % in 1991 to 100.6 % in 2025.
Burundi · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 15 with data
Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)
% of people ages 15–24
36th of 43 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Burundi's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 31.0 % in 1979 to 88.4 % in 2020.
Burundi's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 2.9 % in 1984 to 23.1 % in 2025.
Burundi's tertiary enrolment rose from 0.6 % in 1985 to 6.4 % in 2025.
Burundi's children out of school, primary rose from 571,807 in 1982 to 661,724 in 2025.
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- Primary completion ratedown −4.0 pts134th of 134*
- Tertiary attainmentup +0.1 pts99th of 101*
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +3.7 pts95th of 96*
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs174th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.8 yrs135th of 145
- Learning povertyup +2.7 pts38th of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.4 pts1st of 2
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)down −10.3 pts45th of 60
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −14.3 %83rd of 90
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