Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burundi
Burundi: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 175,665 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burundi, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 175,665 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burundi peaked at 175,665 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,154 number, in 1970.
That places Burundi 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burundi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,154 number | — |
| 1971 | 50,946 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 52,058 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 52,801 number | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 53,257 number | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 53,502 number | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 53,535 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 54,186 number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 54,910 number | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 55,713 number | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 56,561 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 57,393 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 59,262 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 61,713 number | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 64,521 number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 67,455 number | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 70,295 number | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 73,497 number | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 76,627 number | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 79,631 number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 82,436 number | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 84,928 number | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 88,833 number | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 92,740 number | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 96,374 number | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 99,416 number | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 101,600 number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 103,948 number | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 105,431 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 106,346 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 106,996 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 107,542 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 107,939 number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 108,194 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 108,469 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 108,871 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 109,506 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 110,906 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 113,448 number | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 116,822 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 120,709 number | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 124,818 number | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 129,427 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 134,740 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 140,503 number | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 146,502 number | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 152,519 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 158,465 number | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 164,382 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 170,159 number | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 175,665 number | +3.2% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 175,665 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 253,089 number, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 175,665 number is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 178,844 number, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53,106 number | 50,154 number | 55,713 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,696 number | 56,561 number | 79,631 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,205 number | 82,436 number | 106,346 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 109,869 number | 106,996 number | 116,822 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,222 number | 120,709 number | 170,159 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 175,665 number | 175,665 number | 175,665 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More education data for Burundi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,748 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 646,726 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 115,798 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 117,464 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 590,027 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.52 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2020)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1748 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burundi?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Burundi was 175,665 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 175,665 number in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,154 number in 1970.
- How does Burundi rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Burundi ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.