Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Burundi

Children out of school in Burundi in 2025 — 661,724 people. Ranked 12 in the world out of 12. Since 1973, the indicator has risen by 40.1%.

2025 661,724 people +41.69% vs 2020
World rank 12of 12
Period maximum 686,242 people2000
Period minimum 75,400 people2011

Trend over time

1973–2025 · people

Children out of school — Burundi, 1973–20250200,000400,000600,000800,00019731979198519911997200320092015202120251973: 472,319 people1978: 558,347 people1980: 579,838 people1981: 582,259 people1982: 571,807 people1983: 544,953 people1984: 525,513 people1985: 507,498 people1986: 501,289 people1987: 482,180 people1988: 478,710 people1993: 579,607 people2000: 686,242 people2001: 591,898 people2002: 573,867 people2003: 540,258 people2004: 528,301 people2005: 486,110 people2006: 271,932 people2007: 180,610 people2008: 89,767 people2009: 123,436 people2010: 79,877 people2011: 75,400 people2012: 97,388 people2013: 190,332 people2014: 150,486 people2015: 197,870 people2016: 237,711 people2017: 334,526 people2018: 408,626 people2019: 460,784 people2020: 467,022 people2025: 661,724 people
Change over the period: +189,405 (+40.1%) Average annual rate: 0.65 %
Children out of school — Burundi, by year Burundi All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 661,724
2020 467,022 +6,238 +1.35%
2019 460,784 +52,158 +12.76%
2018 408,626 +74,100 +22.15%
2017 334,526 +96,815 +40.73%
2016 237,711 +39,841 +20.13%
2015 197,870 +47,384 +31.49%
2014 150,486 −39,846 −20.94%
2013 190,332 +92,944 +95.44%
2012 97,388 +21,988 +29.16%
2011 75,400 −4,477 −5.6%
2010 79,877 −43,559 −35.29%
2009 123,436 +33,669 +37.51%
2008 89,767 −90,843 −50.3%
2007 180,610 −91,322 −33.58%
2006 271,932 −214,178 −44.06%
2005 486,110 −42,191 −7.99%
2004 528,301 −11,957 −2.21%
2003 540,258 −33,609 −5.86%
2002 573,867 −18,031 −3.05%
2001 591,898 −94,344 −13.75%
2000 686,242
1993 579,607
1988 478,710 −3,470 −0.72%
1987 482,180 −19,109 −3.81%
1986 501,289 −6,209 −1.22%
1985 507,498 −18,015 −3.43%
1984 525,513 −19,440 −3.57%
1983 544,953 −26,854 −4.7%
1982 571,807 −10,452 −1.8%
1981 582,259 +2,421 +0.42%
1980 579,838
1978 558,347
1973 472,319

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.