Burundi
Country in Africa
In brief
Secondary school enrolment: 23.1% (2025). World rank 174 of 176 (1 = best); in Africa, 35 of 37. Overweight adults: 16.3% (2022). World rank 3 of 196 (1 = best); in Africa, 2 of 54. Access to clean cooking fuels: 0% (2024). World rank 191 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 53 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: primary school enrolment 116% → 101%, secondary school enrolment 43.9% → 23.1%, and higher education enrolment 5.3% → 6.4%. Better than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania): access to safe drinking water and overweight adults. Worse than all its neighbours (DR Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania): secondary school enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, and access to clean cooking fuels.