Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Burundi
Burundi: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 47.6% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Primary completion rate, total in Burundi, 1971–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2020, primary completion rate, total in Burundi stood at 47.6%.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Burundi peaked at 69.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1971.
That places Burundi 184th out of 189 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.7% | — |
| 1973 | 10.8% | +90.7% |
| 1974 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 10.8% | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 10.5% | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 10.5% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 10.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 10.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 12.4% | +16.8% |
| 1983 | 16.8% | +34.6% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +34.8% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 25.3% | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 34.5% | +38.2% |
| 1989 | 29.9% | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +25.4% |
| 1991 | 41.7% | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 44.2% | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 24.6% | -48.8% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 34.9% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -7.8% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 47.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.1%, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 47.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.7%, 67% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Burundi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +90.7% | 5.7% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 5.7% | 11.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 10.6% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 37.5% | 48.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 24.6% | 48.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 51.6% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 47.6% | 47.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More aid effectiveness data for Burundi
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 142,904 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 27.55 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 3.99 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 64.04 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 10.83 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany 18.95 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 20.86 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 23,544 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 1.58 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 20.08 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Burundi?
- Primary completion rate, total in Burundi was 47.6% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1971.
- How does Burundi rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Burundi ranks 184th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.