Burundi: Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Burundi's primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) fell 3.28 percentage points on 2019 (from 47.24% to 43.96%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2019), the average change was +1.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.57 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 11.21 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 7.06 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.86 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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Closest to Burundi in the 2020 ranking

• Mauritania — 1st of 3: 72.36%
• Guinea — 2nd of 3: 66.85%

What this measures

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.

Limitations: The data do not account for students who drop out during the final year of primary education. Therefore, this rate serves as a proxy and should be considered an upper estimate of the actual primary completion rate. There are many reasons why the primary completion rate can exceed 100 percent. The numerator may include late entrants and overage children who have repeated one or more grades of primary education as well as children who entered school early, while the denominator is the number of children at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 42 values

Primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) in nearby economies

• Benin — 64.14% (2022)
• Botswana — 99.56% (2022)
• Burkina Faso — 46.77% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 98.18% (2022)
• Cameroon — 78.14% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 45.64% (2016)
• Chad — 47.27% (2021)
• Comoros — 71.93% (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — 78.5% (2023)

More education data for Burundi

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 2.52 million (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 100.63% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 101.6% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 99.67% (2025)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.01 (2020)
• Primary education, pupils (% female)

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)?

43.96% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 35.61 percentage points from 8.35% in 1971. The highest value was 65.68% in 2013 and the lowest 8.35% in 1971.

Is the latest change in primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) unusual for Burundi?

In 2020, Burundi's primary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group) fell 3.28 percentage points on 2019 (from 47.24% to 43.96%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2019), the average change was +1.63 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.57 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.CMPT.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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