Over-age students, primary in Burundi
Burundi: Over-age students, primary was 17.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Over-age students, primary in Burundi, 1970–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 17.1% for over-age students, primary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Burundi peaked at 28.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1970.
Burundi ranks 27th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 15.1% | — |
| 1978 | 22.2% | +46.6% |
| 1980 | 24.1% | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 23.9% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 23.9% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 21.0% | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | -8.9% |
| 1986 | 18.9% | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 19.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 20.9% | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 23.0% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 14.9% | -38.9% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +35.8% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -38.9% |
| 2018 | 17.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.5% | 0.0% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.9% | 17.2% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 14.9% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 17.1% | 28.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Burundi
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 43,226 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 53.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 44.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Burundi?
- Over-age students, primary in Burundi was 17.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for over-age students, primary?
- Burundi ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.